Stelliform
Jul 25, 2004, 09:06 AM
CNN Link (http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/24/dems.main/index.html)
I found this line amusing...
"I came here because I never believed in the war. In my opinion, this war is illegal and immoral," Suarez Del Solar said, adding that he was confused by the position of the presumptive Democratic nominee.
"Because Kerry supports the war? Or not supports the war?" he asked.
I also found this interesting. I know that there has been some complaints about the RNC disrupting life in NYC. The DNC sounds just as bad.
Manholes have been welded shut, and there are few, if any, mailboxes and trash cans in sight.
Interstate 93, the main highway on which traffic flows in and out of the city, will be closed during convention hours because it passes within a few feet of the FleetCenter convention site. About 40 miles of roads will be closed in total.
The Boston subway's North Station, a main commuter hub, also will be shut down.
Because of those closures, the city has asked workers to stay home during convention week.
I would be upset if I had to close my business for a week! But then I think back to my first Mardi Gras when I lived near the parade routes. I was too busy to stop and participate that year, and I was pissed at all of the street closures. I couldn't get to my house for hours at a time. Years later, I just close down my office Monday and Tuesday Mardi Gras week. You know what they say, you have to roll with the punches. And if you run your life on such a razor's edge that a week of non productivity will destroy you, then you kind of brought this on yourself.
I found this line amusing...
"I came here because I never believed in the war. In my opinion, this war is illegal and immoral," Suarez Del Solar said, adding that he was confused by the position of the presumptive Democratic nominee.
"Because Kerry supports the war? Or not supports the war?" he asked.
I also found this interesting. I know that there has been some complaints about the RNC disrupting life in NYC. The DNC sounds just as bad.
Manholes have been welded shut, and there are few, if any, mailboxes and trash cans in sight.
Interstate 93, the main highway on which traffic flows in and out of the city, will be closed during convention hours because it passes within a few feet of the FleetCenter convention site. About 40 miles of roads will be closed in total.
The Boston subway's North Station, a main commuter hub, also will be shut down.
Because of those closures, the city has asked workers to stay home during convention week.
I would be upset if I had to close my business for a week! But then I think back to my first Mardi Gras when I lived near the parade routes. I was too busy to stop and participate that year, and I was pissed at all of the street closures. I couldn't get to my house for hours at a time. Years later, I just close down my office Monday and Tuesday Mardi Gras week. You know what they say, you have to roll with the punches. And if you run your life on such a razor's edge that a week of non productivity will destroy you, then you kind of brought this on yourself.
