Mrs T goes to Washington

Okay - so I admit it....I am a complete, and unrepentant political fool(aka junkie). As such, I might be forgiven in describing my evening in Washington D.C. last week as a sort of apotheosis. But, how would YOU describe an evening spent at a small dinner party in the company of Mark Steyn. Ted Olson, John O'Sullivan, George Will, and Robert Bork, among other incredibly charming and intelligent guests? How would you describe a dinner conversation with these eminent gentlemen and the other guests that ranged from Borat to Medicaid, Rudi and John McCain and the Iraq panel, to the Byzantine and Italian legacies of political poisonings? And, by the way, how would you describe an evening that took you from discussing government entitlement programs, to travel to Hanoi, to the merits of(or lack thereof)vodka martinis...with the same individuals?? When you come up with the description, I want to hear it, because I was there and I am at a loss for words. ( and you KNOW that doesn't happen often) All I can say is that I had the time of my life and I have our dear Ellie to thank for the whole thing. In her position as Assistant to the Publisher of The New Criterion, she was in charge of the entire event which included a much more public cocktail reception at the Hay-Adams Hotel with guests from the Hudson Institute and other friends of conservatism in attendance. She had worked with Mary Ellen Bork on the event - though I suspect that Mrs. Bork did a lot of signing of checks whle Ellie did all the organizing. (Note: After having written that, clearly out of my prejudice in favor of my own, Ellie informed me that Mrs. Bork did a great deal of the legwork, particularly in D.C. and at the hotel. I must be fair.) Imagine a mother's swelling pride as her daughter is introduced to all the movers and shakers in the room as the brains behind the event! And besides she had on the cutest suit!!!
Here are some pics from the two glorious days spent there - temperatures in the 50s and abundant sunshine. I only noticed the Xmas lights on the columns when I downloaded the shots...what a shame - nice pics otherwise.