Some of you may remember a popular series of books from the 80s and 90s called

Where's Waldo? Where's Waldo was a charming game for children starring a nerdy

fellow named Waldo who wore a red stripe t-shirt and hat, a pair of glasses and an

idiotic smile. Each page would feature various crowd scenes filled with hundreds

of people with Waldo hidden in the mob. Your child would try to find Waldo in the

picture while you sat quietly drinking yourself into a stupor and muttering about

how your dreams for an exciting and accomplished life had devolved into this

moment of meaningless boredom after which you finally lapsed into unconsciousness.

Maybe that was just in my house. Anyway, today where's Waldo? Maybe just a fond memory

that your child likes to share with his psychiatrist, but there's a new game

that's been charming children and adults alike in Washington DC. It's called

Where's Congress? In Where's Congress you look at a bustling American capital full

of busy people. The White House has jam packed with new appointees, drafting

orders to cut back on regulations and limit the power of bureaucracies as well as

advisors and diplomats reasserting America's presence in the world. The

press room has filled with hard working journalists busy busy busy making up

lies about people they don't agree with and interviewing each other as

anonymous sources in order to spread stories about Russian conspiracies while

simultaneously acting shocked when they're called biased dishonest and corrupt.

But Where's Congress? Whatever happened to those lovable nerds with their

striped ties and glasses and idiotic smiles who promised they were going to do

all sorts of wonderful things just as soon as they got a Republican president

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