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Dana Milbank had a funny story in the Post today about the pathetic protest movement that has gripped (well, gripped might be a strong word) Washington:

Attempting to emulate the Occupy Wall Street protests, Washington activists and some out-of-town guests set themselves the lofty goal of occupying the Hart Senate Office Building. “We are there to shut the place down!” organizer David Swanson told his small band of followers.

But how to do this with only a few dozen demonstrators? Well, Swanson said, they could push all the buttons on the elevators â€" the way naughty children sometimes do in apartment buildings. “There are people who are wanting to go into the elevators and fill them and not get out and push all the buttons,” he said. “If you like that, do it.”

Forcing Senate staff to take the stairs is a pretty interesting way to spark rebellion in the streets.

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