Here again the right wing is looking to see what sticks to the wall.

This is a non-news issue. The Flint Water Crisis should have received so much attention so early.

It is a great house. I would love to live in that house. It has real character. It is a magnificent mansion actually. But, the only problem with these houses is that they are OLD. It was built in 1893 and ANY renovation to these houses is complicated and lengthy. The Vice President has a right to be upset that it is taking this long, but, I am not surprised.

Humphry Davy invented the FIRST electric light bulb in 1800. The everyday use of electricity in homes didn't exist for some time. A house like this has antiquated infrastructure. So, anytime modern changes are made to these houses they are somewhat a major undertaking because it has to be brought up to SPECS. I think it is right to renovate it and bring modern electrical wiring and plumbing into the structure. It is the Vice President's house and there should be no doubt the house is absolutely safe from aged building components.

The house allows for a lot of FUNCTION because it has so many rooms, is near a space observatory, and is on government grounds which is safe from the extremists in the country. But, this is a non-issue. The news media doesn't have a story here.

I am sure there are government inspectors somewhere that can validate the renovations have to meet CODE. If the length is taking too long or there are reports of poor construction work then the contractors can be replaced. But, I am not surprised a kitchen renovation is taking longer than anticipated. The contractors should provide the Vice President with a timeline to completion so the family can decide how to proceed. I am sort of surprised the family has not been given more information about the renovation and a timeline.

The white nineteenth-century house (click here) at Number One Observatory Circle in northwestern Washington, D.C. was built in 1893. Originally intended for the superintendent of the USNO, the house was so lovely that in 1923, the chief of naval operations kicked out the superintendent so he could move in himself. Historically, Vice Presidents and their families lived in their own homes, but the cost of securing these private residences grew substantially over the years. Finally, in 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the house at the Naval Observatory as a home for the Vice President....

March 27, 2021

Washington - It has been more than two months (click here) since Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States, a historic moment for the country, as Harris is the first woman and the first woman of color to hold the second-highest office in the land. Yet, Harris — along with her husband Georgetown Law professor Douglas Emhoff — is still, ostensibly, living out of suitcases, unable to move into the private residence reserved for the vice president because it is undergoing renovations....