James Lileks fisks Minneapolis Councilperson Natalie Johnson Lee giving the local Green party’s response to Bush’s SOTU. You really have to read the whole thing, but here are a couple of excerpts:
the Green Party takes a very different view. We call for full federal funding to support children, families, the unemployed, elderly and disabled.and
If you want a definition of "full federal funding," think of the phrase "open bar" as applied to the Rat Pack.
No corporate contributors are tying up our phone lines. We are waiting to hear from you.
As the country-western song said: if your phone don’t ring, you’ll know it’s me.
Maybe they'll pick up the clue phone when it rings! Naw, not too likely.
