Reports of smoke coming from the Capital Building in Washington. Evacuations in progress. Fire ladders being run to the 4th floor (House side). More firetrucks on the way.
Developing…
[update: t’weren’t nuttin’ serious, it turns out — Kennedy was showing Byrd his “blue-flamed pants rocket” trick and inadvertantly set ablaze a stack of cocktail napkins. Luckily, he was able to douse the flames with a double Glenlivet over ice. Though not his double Glenlivet, mind you.
Oh, I kid Ted. He doesn’t drink.]
So they’ve put Teddy on a whiskey IV?
The funniest part was watching him climb down the ladder with the drink in his hand…