re: #12 Charles

The Washington DC Fire Department has a vested interest in underestimating the numbers? Really?

I did not say that. Please re-read what I wrote.

For all I know the Wash, DC FD numbers are accurate. I simply noted some people would like to see higher numbers, others lower.

You appear to agree with the lower numbers as reported by the Fire Dept. I may have been taken-in by some outreageously inflated numbers at a right-wing blog.

This is a process of discovery, and I would actually like to know how many people (approximately) were willing to travel to DC for this event.