The Haunted Hill

I admittedly do not believe in the paranormal or in creatures from outer space (unlike Democrats, or really in this case “Moonbats” presidential hopefuls Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson…there goes his VP slot), but in the “spirit” of the day (and yes, I know it’s off topic for our site) Politico.com is running a story about the spooks and specters that apparently haunt Capitol Hill and surrounding areas.

Here are a few examples.

• Abraham Lincoln, whose lanky spirit reportedly haunts more than one White House corner.

• John Quincy Adams, whose spirit is said to stalk the Capitol, where he spent the last 17 years of his life being a congressman — after being president.

• Adams’ granddaughter-in-law, Clover, who committed suicide in her home, now the location of the Hay-Adams Hotel on Lafayette Square.

• Two more spooky denizens of that square — Dolley Madison, widow of the fourth U.S. president, and the slain Philip Barton Key, whose father wrote the national anthem.

Read the whole story here. Consider this an open thread.

(hat tip - Frugal Hoosiers)