The White House

If you haven't heard yet, today the White House announed that tours will resume for the White House, but a reservation system would replace the old timed ticket system. YAY! Stupid Bush and his stupid war and his stupid Homeland Security Advisory System helped to stifle the tourism industry in the Nation's Capital. Yes, he did encourage visitors and tourists to come to DC, yet he wouldn't open his own house up for tours for those tourists and visitors. The tourism in DC survives from people being able to visit the places where decisions that impact their lives are made. That's kinda the whole point. It really makes me happy that after a nearly two year ban on tours, the White House has once again opened it's doors to the citizens that pay for it.

In odd inside the beltway news, it seems that the Bush administration has been promoting Sesame Street abroad to globalize American values. Hmmmm, that's a new one. Never would have thought that the ever tough flight-suit wearing, walking on a carrier Bush would use a stuffed muppet to further his agenda.