Along the way, they hoped that maybe, somehow, when they arrived they'd find that someone had built a nice smooth expressway where the fork used to be. And that could take a long, long time. Well, he looked serious. But given the gambling metaphors salted into his speech he also seemed like a man who has bluffed before. It's not often that you see a civilian threatening the United States Senate.
Most people feel intimidated simply to sit in a visitors' gallery.
The Senate is designed to project power, from the smooth marble to the glistening hardwoods to the smooth and glistening blue, gray and brown suits, the blue, white and blue-white shirts, the red, blue and yellow ties, the yellow, red and blue dresses. The senators go from their private offices down their private corridors to their private elevators. This is, however, no ordinary time. I don't want to be alarmist. I want to be honest, though, about what opening the door to discovery will mean for this process. . . .