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I have returned from the DC rally.

It is cold and rainy here and many people were soaked to the skin. Umbrellas everywhere and there were many, many home-made protest signs - some with the colors running down in rivulets (did I mention that it is raining?). Speakers were doing their presentations but not nearly loud enough for all to hear.

A few disruptors were there, including that horrid narrow-faced woman from Code Pink, but she and her compatriot seemed to have quickly left with the cold rain coming down on them. They did not have the brains to bring umbrellas. They had some sort of large-ish pink banner and did get a lot of attention from the media of course.

I was expecting a much, much larger crowd. I think that perhaps there were about a thousand people there. The rain began to come down in buckets at times and that did not help. Mud everywhere, including my nice beige jeans, sigh. None of the attendees seemd to mind, however, and the crowd displayed great cheer and enthusiasm desipte the weather. Some of the signs were hilarious and others were very earnest. Young and old were there.

I tried first to find the Treasury protest site since it was right nearby and was scheduled to start an hour earlier, 11:00, but with the rain, I did not try too hard and never did find any evidence of a protest site. Perhaps those people went over to the Lafayette Square location since the WH apparently shut down the Treasury site.

Some of the crowd wandered over to the street where traffic was allowed with their (most magnificent!) Don’t Tread on Me flags and other signs. It was heart warming to hear all the honks of cars in support - and they were in support because I was watching for the one-fingered salute, but did not spot any.

Hooray for all of us - and with more to come today, all over the good old US of A!