Poor Chellie Pingree. A freshman in Congress just gets no respect.
When the Democrat from Maine's 1st Congressional District walked into her first meeting of the House Armed Services Committee, she found a nameplate in front of her seat that read "Mr. Pingree."
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has moved one of her staff members into a new post described as the "recovery czar," handling issues related to the economic stimulus.
I'm still trying to make sense of everything that went on during my few days in D.C. Obviously I know a new president was sworn in and there was a parade.
So I wanted to look back through my notes and Twitter feed for the highlights and everything else.
I've been a journalist for roughly eight years now and I somehow ended up with a ticket to cover not only a presidential inauguration, but a historic one.
The staff over at the Bonny Eagle High School Eagle Times have me beat by at least a decade.
It's been a long, long day, and by the sounds of it for some revelers its going to also be a long, long night.
Apologies again for the shoddy state of blogging earlier today. What is it about best laid plans?
We're coming to you live from the inauguration. I had a few technical difficulties due to the fact that a ba-jillion people are around the Capitol today and they all have some sort of wireless device.
This is going to be a little rough, so bear with any typos.
WASHINGTON, D.C. # A sea of humanity flooded onto the National Mall this morning, as Americans flocked to witness the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
Party may of course be an overstatement. But it was about as packed as an old-school house party can get.
If the shindig over at the NZ Embassy was for the who's who of Maine politics, then the reception held by Democratic Reps Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree was for the people.
