The phrase “only in Loudoun County” seems to come up often in my speech and thoughts. It is never under positive circumstances.

This week’s sign that those of us in Loudoun County are just a little bit, well, unusual, appears on the front page of the “Loudoun” insert in the Washington Post. “Diversity panel met by debate” reads the headline. Subhead: “Racial makeup of Leesburg commission draws strong reactions on social media.”

It seems that the new Leesburg (Loudoun’s county seat) “diversity commission” just wasn’t diverse enough for some. Or it was too diverse. Or something like that. You see, and perhaps this was meant as a joke, two of the seven members of the panel are… white men!

Ha!

Guess who got really mad about that?

(Answer: every fool who lives here.)

So much for “diversity” (read: every color but white). Sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up.

And…

only in Loudoun County.