"And you thought this weekend was going to be all about Donald Trump! Probably only one other lightening-rod VIP could have stolen the mogul’s buzz in the pro-am zeitgeist tournament known as the White House Correspondents’ weekend, and darned if she didn’t pull a surprise appearance. You betcha, she did.Sarah Palin is surprise guest at White House Correspondents’ weekend partiesSarah Palin walked into the Georgetown home of Mark Ein shortly before noon Saturday to dazzle a brunch crowd of Washington insiders and visiting luminaries. Black bell-sleeved summer dress, shiny hair. She and a clean-shaven Todd Palin posed for a few photos with hosts Wendi Murdoch and Susan Axelrod, then carved a path through the crowded dining room with their host for the weekend, Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren."
Back to school for you, WaPo writer! "Lightening" means "getting/making lighter." "Lightning" (no E, DAMMIT!) is that bright hot stuff that comes out of the clouds in a thunderstorm.
....As in Axelrod, Axelrod?