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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Monday, May 24, 2004 :::
My friend David recently wrote -- in his every-other week column -- about humor and politics:Perhaps it was just one-too-many "cracks" about his drinking that drove Marc Antony to have the weak and elderly Cicero hunted down and killed. History records that after chopping off Cicero's head, Antony's henchmen cut off the hand that wrote the Philippics against Antony. Antony's wife drove a pen through the orator's eloquently piercing tongue. And to think, Michael Moore is upset just because Miramax doesn't want to distribute his latest lame film for him.
He also mentions the Democratic convention, which has been in the news around here lately. The convention will be held at the FleetCenter, which is right next to I-93 and North Station, both of which are key to commuters in and around Boston, and both of which will be shut down for significant periods during the convention for security reasons. From the reactions I've been hearing lately, I'm starting to wonder if Massachusetts isn't going to become a swing state. I'm only mostly kidding.
::: posted by Steven at 5:21 PM
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