The Article "Enough panda obsession! Throw your arms around the new octopus" is about how the national zoo should pay more attention to the new octopus it just got than to the panda. It not-so-subtly compares Washington's politicians to octopi(brilliant, with many grasping arms, disguises, and eating habits). She also compares the panda to our economic dependence with China, because the zoo pays millions of dollars to keep up the panda habitat and feed it massive amounts of bamboo. The octopus is smart, has three hearts, and is much less expensive than the panda.
I found this article fairly amusing. Comparing Washington D.C to an octopus is definitely an absurd idea, but it was well-supported in the article. I think that our government should not spend so much money on unnecessary things, but that that kind of spending keeps us high in the opinions of other nations. However, the change to a smarter, less appearance-oriented country is one I would welcome. I think that politicians do use disguise and other unsavory methods to get things done, and that probably won't change.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030803875.html?sid=ST2010030804858
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