Washington, D.C., is known around the world as a center of power. Traditionally, men in suits are the ones wielding that power.
Suits change, but do they change the men inside?
I wonder.
If, as they say, clothes make the man, shouldn’t it follow that if all men wore Santa suits they would find themselves becoming kinder, jollier, more generous old souls?
Perhaps, given the intractable nature of politics as usual in our fair city, it might be worth giving it a shot. We could start by insisting that all our elected representatives don red fuzzy suits for the month of December (white whiskers optional) and see where it takes us.
Would the curmudgeonly types suddenly feel the force of compassion for those less fortunate? Would the bickering and back-biting give way to cheery goodwill?
Yeah, I know. Not in this lifetime.
But maybe someday there will come a time when men in red outnumber the Scrooges and Grinches.
And that would suit me just fine.