Is DC statehood a chess piece in a broader Democratic political game?
The father of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Tommy D’Alesandro Jr., served as mayor of Baltimore. But, to hear his daughter tell it, he was also “mayor” of Washington, D.C. When Rep. Tommy D’Alesandro, D-Md., served in Congress, the nation’s capital lacked “home rule.” Congress served as a sort of super city council over Washington, D.C. Congress…