Guess what DC museum Mark Trail went to today

 Ready?

 Nah, that's wrong. That one is as well. Give up?

 He went to the fictitious National Science Museum. A museum as real as a person campaigning for Senator on the National Mall.

 

 

 

 

We do have a National Academy of Sciences, but you have to be asked to join that. We used to have a National Museum of History and Technology, but first that metamorphosed into American History, and then got named after a billionaire a few years back.

 

Maybe he'll go to the National Museum of the Bible next!

 

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

  

Mark Trail goes to DC

Starting on Oct 28.

One day of tourism, and something weird about horseshoe crabs...

and then the rest of the week, a candidate for the Senate is giving a speech on the National Mall. Which, if you live here, you know doesn't happen. DC doesn't have a vote for the Senate, and no representation there.

You might find real Senators pontificating at the Capitol steps, but not on the Mall, unless they're the President (sic) urging the overthrow of an election. This senator is calling for the abolition of NOAA however, which is a real Project 2025 platform.

Mr. Trail comes to Washington

Following hot on the heels of the Family Circus, Mark Trail is visiting Washington to see the Smithsonian and meet with Christian Samper, the head of the Natural History Museum. Meanwhile, in Doonesbury, NPR host Mark Slackemeyer has a Library of Congress archivist on his show to talk about a new document she's acquired. Unfortunately last week the Post laid off reporter Rick Redfern... well, they offered him a buyout. Perhaps he can work for them on contract!

Cavna's Post comics blog starts

Michael Cavna's new blog started today - "Calling All Comics Fans...," July 14 2008 - with a Mark Trail story and a promise of a Garry Trudeau interview tomorrow.