But alas, it was not. Wonkette’s got a funny post this morning about a restaurant near Congress trying to capitalize (or is that ‘capitolize,’ yuck yuck) on new House ethics rules that require food served on toothpicks and of “nominal value.”
Of course, the new ethics rules are intended to keep lobbyists from plying hungry and underpaid House staffers with fancy, expensive meals which might then distract from the work of the people.
I imagine the restaurant was just trying to be clever, seeing a market shift and trying to take advantage of the change. Now they’ll probably end up all over the cable news programs as an article of derision.
Although…the fact that I’m writing about it, and you’re reading this, perhaps means that the press release is having impact on a much greater magnitude than originally intended so…
Perhaps it was a good idea, after all.
