What else is going on...

This is a convention, and conventions have huckster rooms. That's where people in comic book conventions buy comic books and trekkies buy Spock ears and such.

So the Hilton is host to the Republican suvenier festival where you can get all sorts of stuff from Republcian commemerative water to books on the presidents of the continental congress to about six different vendor of campaign buttons. This is a great place for a political junkie to blow a few bucks. Unfortunately, they don't have any buttons or bumperstickers with any of the potential 2008 contenders.

Then there's the free "spa" which is run by Barney's. The thing is rather pathetic, although the barbers and hairdressers are most likely first rate. The waiting list is HUGE. I guess I'll have to go somewhere else...