Head count

Talk about a U.S. Capitol field trip, 31 Democratic U.S. senators traveled south along the Potomac River to George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate on Friday for a VIP tour. For several of the senators, it was their first visit to the first president's mansion.

Bragging rights

And finally, talk about a political track record: How about this observation from Chris Berry, president and general manager for Washington's WMAL-630 AM: "We have broadcast presidential election results since Herbert Hoover beat Al Smith in the presidential election of 1928."

Meanwhile, the news/talk radio station will produce the first live remote radio broadcast from the still-yet-to-open Newseum for Super Tuesday as presidential primary and caucus returns from 24 states are tabulated. The 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. hosts are Chris Core and Chris Plante.

Sleep on change

Guests spending Super Tuesday at the pair of Ritz-Carlton hotels in Washington and Georgetown will find "change" on their pillows — chocolate gold coins — accompanied by notes quoting the various presidential candidates on what the 2008 political buzzword actually means.

Republican Mitt Romney says if you really "want to change Washington, it'll take somebody going there who knows how to change things."

Democrat Barack Obama will tell you that "the right kind of experience ... will bring real results if we have the courage to change."

And then there's this factual observation from Republican hopeful Mike Huckabee: "the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists."