We finally get some good news on the pig-painting front in the name of goodness and decency. It has now been removed – permanently by the nonpartisan Architect of the Capitol:
FOX NEWS – The so-called “pig painting” on Capitol Hill that sparked a partisan tug-of-war touching on race, politics and Americans’ views on police officers has been quietly removed.
Supposedly for good.
The painting — which depicts a police officer as a pig or warthog with his gun drawn on a protester — was removed overnight Tuesday by the office of the Architect of the Capitol, which oversees the Capitol Hill complex.
Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers told Fox News on Friday that he had determined the painting violates the House Building Commission’s rules and would be removed after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
The painting was among dozens hanging in the tunnel between the Rotunda and the Cannon House Office Building, from winners of a student art contest.
The artist was an 18-year-old from Missouri Democratic Rep. Lacy Clay’s congressional district.
Clay on Tuesday called the removal of the painting again “unconstitutional” and vowed to have Ayers’ decision reversed.
“Ultimately, the Constitution will prevail,” said Clay, who now has the painting on display in his Capitol Hill office.
Good riddance.
As I said before, I’d be happy to see that painting burning on a big bonfire while cops roast blue marshmallows.