Capitol police are investigating. He is apparently Chinese and threatening to jump off the seventh floor.

Free Republic and the Hill

An unidentified Chinese man has been threatening to jump from the seventh floor of the Senate Hart Office Building’s inner atrium since around 5:45 p.m., according to U.S. Capitol Police.

Police negotiators are conversing with the man through a Chinese translator and are attempting to coax him off of the shallow ledge on the outside of the glass wall overlooking the office building’s atrium.

“We don’t know very much right now,” said Senate Sergeant at Arms Terrance Gainer. “We don’t know what his issue is or what office he visited. The police are trying to calm the situation and see if we can get him on the right side of the rail.”

Police and fire department officials are working to put safety apparatuses in place, such as a safety net or an inflatable jump pad, in the event that he decides to jump, said Gainer.

“Hopefully it won’t come to that,” he added.

Police have dealt with the man previously, said Gainer, who declined to comment further until the situation was resolved.

Police have closed the atrium but have not called for an evacuation.

Fourteen senators have offices on the seventh floor, including Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).

It appears as though Politico first broke this story on the web.

Seriously. With 300 foreign policy advisors, and the proposed Global Poverty Plan, it appears as though he’s settling right in. And didn’t he mention that he thought he’d be dealing with Iraq for the next 10 years?

For a Constitutional Lawyer, he doesn’t seem to have a handle on how long a presidency can possibly be, even if you get two terms.

As part of a month-long aircraft makeover, a painted American flag was removed from the tail of Sen. Barack Obama’s official campaign airplane and was replaced with the presidential candidate’s trademark “O” symbol.

The refurbished 757 was unveiled to members of the press today, 41 of whom boarded the craft and took off to meet Obama in Amman, Jordan, where the presidential candidate will stop as part of a Middle Eastern and European tour.

Obama traveled to the Mideast earlier this week on board a separate airplane.

Fox News blogger Bonny Kapp, traveling on Obama’s new airplane, reported:

“The North American jet that flew Obama and his traveling crew around for much of the primary season was refurbished with new seats and power for each passenger a must on the campaign trail. And the plane that once had an American flag on its tail now sports the Obama ‘O.’”

No US symbols or American flags to distract people from that Islamic bowl of the Obama O. Who’s paying for all that? I mean get a load of this:

According to Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet, the refurbished Obama aircraft features a “first class” section for the candidate and his closest advisors; several “business class” seats, and a large coach section, usually meant for the traveling press corps.

Sweet reported fruit and cheese platters greeted reporters on board the flight. Dinner options offered were beef medallions, baked tilapia or eggplant parmesan.

She wrote the Obama campaign provided overnight kits for the flight that include toothbrush, mouthwash, socks, Neutrogena body lotion and lip moisturizer, Scope mouthwash, ear plugs and a blindfold for sleeping.

I hear Pink Floyd. MONEY!

Money, get away.
Get a good job with good pay and youre okay.
Money, its a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think Ill buy me a football team.

Money, get back.
Im all right jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, its a hit.
Dont give me that do goody good bullshit.
Im in the high-fidelity first class traveling set
And I think I need a lear jet.

It might not be a lear jet, but it has a big “O” on it…