Town Meeting Day in the Peoples' Republic of Burlington
I went to Mater Christi school to perform my civic duty, and this man from Channel 5 interviewed me because I was the only one there. I sounded okay on TV tonight. I was saying my piece on Act 60 (a byzantine statewide controlled property tax) explaining why I had voted against the school budget. They did a good job of catching my key phrase and turning it into a soundbite. I videotaped it so Mom could see her son being articulate. The last time I was filmed by a local station, the results weren't quite as good. It shall forever be known in my mind as the "Death to America" incident. I should be on again (if you live nearby) on WPTZ channel 5 at 11pm, during the very first report.
In other news, the election in ward 1 of the PROB (pronounced 'probe') was very boring, not a single office being seriously contested. I entered the names of Bob Fulton, Sanjeev Yadav, and Anthony Gierzynski in the write-in lines of my ballot, and I voted against the Burlington school budget and two measures that would make it even more difficult for a landlord to evict a tenant. (there is already a 60 day waiting period). All in all, the PROB remains a single party state. I wonder why the other parties don't step in to unseat the socialists, uh, I mean Progressives. Meanwhile, there is a white-hot race for mayor in my hometown of Newport, VT. Probably won't find out who their new mayor will be for a few days. I'd like to see Burlington hold an actual Town Meeting, and I'd love the chance to speak my mind there. Burlington's just too big a city for that.
Tomorrow, (tuesday) is Town Meeting Day, and there will be no school. The next day there is going to be a "student strike", and I am getting pretty excited. All the XYZ groups on campus (a tip o' the hat to Mr. Henderson) and a few trade unions are planning "massive" antiwar demonstrations. I hope there is a picket line in front of each building on campus, so I can break each one. I am searching, and I hope to find my hippy stick. If not, I'll just have to bring a bottle of shampoo to fend off the putrid progressives. I'd love to hear your suggestions for how to, um, observe the occasion.
