Article: A capital question: Which wing of the White House for Hillary Clinton?

Thomas Oliphant is a Globe columnist.

This city of symbols and images, where everyone is on constant Metaphor Alert, served up a couple of beauties this week.

On Monday afternoon, First Lady Barbara Bush -- classy and gruff as always -- walked reporters through a December ritual, the display of White House Christmas decorations.

She was at her best in her chosen roles: gracious hostess, supportive spouse, press critic, self-deprecator and forceful advocate of administration policy (in this case, intervention in Somalia).

Hot cider was served as the conversation-tour covered the gorgeous seasonal trimmings, the election, reporters' use of anonymous sources, the future and Africa. You ...

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