I’ve been in desperate need of a good laugh lately, and along with Manicgurl’s dislike for early morning meetings; I find this, courtesy of Wonkette (as an aside, is it just me or are they trying to make Reagan into the next Lady Di? “reagan at funeral home” “reagan in the hearse” “closing the door on the hearse” “pulling out of the parking lot” “driving to the airport” I sit at a desk and check CNN so I know exactly when they catch Osama (don’t laugh, it’ll be any day now, they told me that back in 2001 they were going to catch him) and all day on CNN it’s been things like “the casket is now being removed from the hearse and put into a waiting airplane” Right now it says “Reagan touches down on final Washington journey” The guy is gone, let him have some peace already!):
A Wonkette judicial branch operative provides further proof that life on the Hill is like a big elementary school” (this is in addition to the temper tantrums and name-calling):
I just got word from one of my friends who is a Hill staffer that they will be allowed to cut in line to view Reagan’s casket in the Rotunda. The House-wide email says that they’ll be allowed to “merge” (i.e., cut) in line with the general masses who’ve been waiting in line for hours in the D.C. heat.
When I complained that executive branch workers (i.e., me) should be allowed first dibs on cutting, as Reagan served in my branch, not theirs, I was curtly told, “It’s our party, not yours.”
And if you don’t like it, they’ll take their corpse and go home! No, seriously: It’s great that the staffers are going to be able to get to the casket quickly, because if they too long to get there, he might not still be dead.