Above is a link depicting the perks of working in a political office. Lobbying done right. At least for this heel hating, I'll-go-get-you-a-coffee-so-I-can-get-out-from-this-desk intern. Its also a symbolic representation of my internship thus far. Like a Boy Scout, always prepared. [More so, apparently, than the Boy Scouts themselves (and a significant part of the legislature)].
Here's another photo. This is Assemblymember Tom Ammiano. It used to be that the televised Assembly sessions were so boring, Californians were unable to watch for more than five minutes before falling asleep. To address this barrier to the public's access to a transparent government (the only obstacle in the way of a truly open, accountable government, of course), the Assembly passed a bill instating Tom Ammiano as Chief Entertainer of the Assembly Floor. None of this, our course, is true except that Tom Ammiano IS the most interesting thing to happen dry diatribe on endless bills in California's history, excluding the occasional, uncivil, civil discourse. I can't say much about his politics, but I can say that he's a politician that I'd actually be interested in having coffee with.
Besides appreciating the more personable members of the legislature, I have also been consuming inordinate amounts of caffeine, spazzing out in few less-than-composed moments, spitting out a stream memos, and just generally settling in to life in a political office. Another day, another (92.1 billion) dollar(s) California!
Laur
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