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Yogi Berra and the D.C. Government’s Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Week*

By Patrick Madden

By now, you’re probably well aware of all the scandals that erupted out of the Wilson Building: pricey SUVs, dubious hiring practices, and of course, Sulaimon Brown. The question going forward – what does it all mean? While the scandals themselves were relatively minor (at least no one embezzled $50 million from the city’s coffers) the reputation of city hall took a hit that may take a long time to recover. To make sense of what happened and what it all means let us draw upon the wise philosopher of the baseball diamond, Yogi Berra.

Here, in no particular order, are some of Yogi’s greatest malapropisms truths.
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