I am not the smartest person in Ward 1, the city council district that encompasses Fox Point, Wayland Square and most of Brown's campus. I am not the most charming person in Ward 1 either, and I am probably not the most handsome person, either. I have never pretended to be any of those things.
I am against gay marriage. To be fair, I am against marriage in general, when we're talking about a government-sanctioned institution. The government doesn't do christenings. I don't recall having to fill out a form at a county office before my bar mitzvah. There has never been a funeral approved by ...
It is 1861 again. It has been a good run, but now it has to end. That "more perfect union" has always eluded us, but now it's clear that it is never coming our way.
We knew it was going to be bad, but I don't think anyone expected it would be this bad. Did George W. Bush not realize that yesterday was the night of the debate? Was he out clearing brush on the ranch in the morning when Karl Rove called him up and told him to get his butt out to Coral Gables?
Was it all a dream? Did the 2004 election really happen?
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