More evidence of the secret service and local cops policing free speech. Did this happen to some extent under Clinton as well? Either way, the notion that people trying to express their opposition to the president’s policies must be shepherded into areas where the president could never see them strikes me as deeply worrying.
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD: A mischievous emailer informs me that Senator Rick Santorum’s Scranton District Office is located at 527, Linden Street. At 523, Linden Street, there’s the “Silhouette Lounge,” apparently recently named the “Best Gay Bar in Northeastern Pennsylvania.” Not that there’s that much competition, I’m afraid. I hope Rick drops by sometimes for a cocktail. It might be a good thing for there to be a bit of dialogue there.
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