THE SPEECH IS DONE, but before the serious pontificating begins, let’s turn to one of the most important questions: What’s with the red suit? Every year the Power Women of Washington dig out their loudest red suits so that they’ll stand out in the crowd when the cameras pan across the House chamber. This year was no different. In a bipartisan show of support for red power suits, Nancy Pelosi, Christie Todd Whitman, Elizabeth Dole, and (by my unscientific count) nearly 80 percent of the women on hand wore scarlet. Coincidence?
The notable exceptions this year were a handful of daring ladies in blues and teals, and Senators Clinton and Feinstein, who wore black. I suspect they were trying to make some sort of political statement, but whatever their motives, I applaud them. Now, on to business.
