We thought that this week’s protest-related excitement was over. It was just yesterday that the Right To Life movement made their yearly descent upon Washington, with their de rigeur horde of earnest teenage virgins in tow. They stood outside Planned Parenthood, were politely avoided by the President, and have already faded from most of our memories. But the pro-life crowd isn’t the only protest in town this week. The Virginia Citizens’ Defense League is…

The District is often compared to our behemoth neighbor of a city to the north, New York. And as much as we hate the comparison — and the resulting argument — we may be moving in New York’s direction, figuratively speaking. As it turns out, certain folks see a bit of Manhattan moving down south, resulting in a so-called “Manhattanization” of the District. Bloomberg yesterday expounded on this issue in an article titled, “D.C., Once…

President Bush today appointed former Presidents Bush (41) and Clinton (42) to spearhead a private fund raising effort to aid victims of the tsunamis that hit southern Asia. After a somewhat tepid response, the U.S. has now promised $350 million in aid. With the death toll still rising, President Bush met with the former presidents and urged Americans to “join a broad human relief effort” by giving to “reliable charities.” The Bloomberg news agency reports:…