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The Heritage Foundation is committed to principles of limited government. But presumably they still believe in the fire department. This just in, around 9 p.m.:

My apartment looks out at the back of the Heritage Foundation building on Mass Ave NE. About 30 minutes ago I saw flashes outside that were a little too frequent to be lightning. I looked out my kitchen window and saw sparks and open flames (!) coming out of the side of their HVAC unit. After briefly contemplating the substantial societal benefits of the Heritage Foundation burning to the ground, I decided that the well-being of the night cleaning crew merited a call to 911. Several fire engines showed up and within a few minutes the fire was out.

So, that’s about it. Not really that exciting, but hey, I thought it might be a slow night at Wonkette Towers so I am sending a few pictures (attached).

It has been a slow night around here, so we’re grateful to this reader — and the Heritage Foundation should be too. Perhaps they can send him complimentary copies of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution and the 2006 Index of Economic Freedom?

(We know you guys don’t believe in handouts. But this guy saved your building from burning down — so really, it’s the least you could do.)

After the jump, two additional photos of the scene.

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At a speech to the Heritage Foundation yesterday, Laura Bush disclosed more about the White House’s unorthodox information-gathering methods. Speaking about the good that has come from Katrina’s aftermath, she said, “Maybe the media hasn’t shown us that much, but we’ve read about it and we do know about it.” Of course — they subscribe to the same relentlessly optimistic paper — The Bullshit Express — as the Chertoff household. “Public Swimming Areas Now Available for New Orleans’ Poorest” was the headline the day after it told them “New Orleans Dodged the Bullet.” And later, special guest columnist Barbara Bush observed many evacuees “were underprivileged anyway, so this — this is working very well for them,” headline: “Gulf Evacuees Say Group Showers the Least Humilating Experience Yet.” Yes, the Bullshit Express has been a font of stellar coverage, almost as good as their Alternate Universe Pultizer Prize-winning series, “Iraq in 2003: Mission Accomplished.” MORE »