Politics

Skiing to and from Congress

By Sunlight Foundation & Participatory Politics Foundation

That’s Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3], whose normally known as a bicycling evangelist, x-country skiing home from the Hill during the second big snow storm that hit D.C. this week. He blogged about his ski-commute on The Hill’s members-only “Congress Blog”:

A city that was designed for travel by foot and horses loses some of its charm with modern traffic congestion. A deep snowfall is the perfect antidote, as it adds beauty, muffles sounds and discourages automobiles. The broad streets and sidewalks reveal their grandeur when covered with snow instead of cars.

I feel the same way as Rep. Blumenauer about the snow, but I can?t help but feel awkward about members of Congress doing ?real people? things and then using an exclusive, insider blog to turn them into promotional opportunities.

Full post as published by Open Congress on February 12, 2010 (boomark / email).