So, the Capitol Hill Security is trained to recognize all the members of Congress. A member of Congress is allowed to step astride the metal detector, though presumably is required to be wearing this flag-lapel pin that says their name, which presumably was where Cynthia McKinney stepped into it when she opted to bypass the metal detector. What followed was the me-lee, which the security cameras will either exonerate her side of the story– (he hit her?) — or not (unprovoked, she slapped a cell-phone at him) or will be inconclusive.

Honestly, now. She changed her hair-style. She had hairstyle #1 for as long as she’s been in Congress. She switched to hair-style #2. Do those two images look like the same person, conclusively — and keep in mind how many people the security guard has to recognize?

Does race figure into the equation? I don’t know. Theoretically, the security guard sees her and mentally processes his case-load: black — that’s 45 (I think the number is) … women … I don’t know how many black women are in Congress, but however many… And then we hit hair-style: Does… not… compute. What are you supposed to do? We’ll have to get Trent Lott into the equation to figure this out. Have him take off his hair-piece, and by-pass the metal detector. Does he still look like Trent Lott if he doesn’t have that godawful trademark hairpiece?

Additional Note: Notwithstanding McKinney’s noxious grandstanding in the face of having changed her goddamned hair, the Republican-backed resolution “commending Capitol police for professionalism” is deplorable and obnoxious.

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