[markomalley]

>>>>>Related?

Don’t know, but I can’t imagine them closing down 9 square blocks, especially those blocks, in downtown for just a contained nut job.

[Justa]

“I can’t imagine them closing down 9 square blocks, especially those blocks, in downtown for just a contained nut job.”

DC’s rather adept at containing a great number of nut jobs with limited barracdes. This one must be extra-nutty.

[jstaff]

Maybe it’s John Boehner, can’t tear himself away from all the pretty lights and free golf courses.

[raybbr]

Don’t know, but I can’t imagine them closing down 9 square blocks, especially those blocks, in downtown for just a contained nut job.

You're both looking at this wrong. Even if it's a guy with a butter knife the pols HAVE to have a show of force. Not to mention getting all that OT and hazard pay for the unionized goon squads known as SWAT and the "police".