DC report #4: Forgot to mention that I did go by my new U.S. Senator's office, Senator Jean Carnahan on Tuesday for a brief visit with her staff. Unfortunately it was a week of congressional recess and Senator Carnahan was back in Missouri this week. The office was kinda a mess because they were in the process of moving to another office that week, so it lacked a lot of grandeur and beauty that a normal senatorial office would hold. I gave her staff member, who I had met last year over the phone several times during the campaign, a copy of the two articles I had printed in the B.A.R. regarding Governor Mel Carnahan's death and my letter to Senator Feinstein in opposition to John Ashcroft's nomination. I can't tell you how amazing it feels to actually have Senator Carnahan as my Senator. You Californians may be used to having a Democratic, let alone a female, Senator, but I'm not. It's a terrific feeling.