Politics. On Point.

At today's opening dedication of the new African American Civil War Museum, DC Mayor Vincent Gray had some choice words. Gray was referencing the issue of home rule in the District of Columbia, and District not having a say in how its own money is spent. "We are not free in the District of Columbia", the mayor shouted. Gray said today's dedication of the African American Civil War Museum, and the August, 2011 dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial  is the "perfect opportunity" for the District's 600,000 residents to stand up in defense of that fact. Gray, in an increasingly excitable tone, posed the question, "Why is it that we have to send our laws up to a body that has becoming increasingly famous for the gridlock that exists everyday on Capital Hill". The new African American Civil War Museum is located at 1925 Vermont Avenue, sitting just behind the old Grimke School.  "My mother used to go to Grimke School...