Phone rings a bit later. Rep. John Kasich wants to come with Bono. Kasich's not the kind of guy who needs Bono to get in the door. Thursday on Capitol Hill. Most wear dark suits.
Suits take turns at microphone.
Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, probably brilliant, gets buried by the wail of some distant police siren. NEC's Gene Sperling, who has something of a rock star's fiery stare, speaks out loud and passionate about the debt burden's impact on poverty-stricken children. Kasich jumps up, says he's a longtime Bono fan, and the money for debt relief mustn't disappear down rat holes. Stops signing autographs, each of which seem to involve covering an entire page with rock-star calligraphy. Goes to the microphone, tells a story about Sen. Jesse Helms.