I guess the need to be invited to all the DC Vichy parties is greater then I thought. This from Newsbusters:

Totenberg’s bashfulness came as she explained how the failure of Congress to pass an annual budget has left federal workers in limbo:

“Well, these agencies, including the Defense Department, don’t know how much money they’ve got and for what. And I was at – forgive the expression – a Christmas party at the Department of Justice and people actually were really worried about this.”

So unnecessary and so incredibly elitist.