Last night Patrick attended a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Because of the institutionalized lunacy that voters must identify themselves as a member of a party to fully participate in democracy, the League gave Patrick, an “unenrolled” independent two minutes for a statement. My request for an extra minute was emphatically denied. If a rule was enforced–that no candidate may repeat a catch phrase, anecdote, charges baseless or otherwise, and commonplace things in general–the League could probably find a few more minutes, though there would hardly be a debate. Many people in attendance agreed that Patrick used these two minutes to great effect, questioning the self-proclaimed non-partisan organization and “saying more in that short time than many [party] candidates did all night.”

Patrick returns to his high school [1] Phillips Academy in Andover for the second “debate” sponsored by the League, this time to address foreign policy. Stop by Cochran Chapel at 7:30PM this Thursday, August 23rd. It should be an interesting reunion, and a lively two minutes.