A young woman came to NewMexiKen’s door last night — right in the middle of a Law & Order rerun (one I didn’t remember!). She knew my name and wanted to encourage me to vote for John Kerry. I told her that wouldn’t be a problem, but she persisted. (Just maybe there aren’t that many Kerry supporters in my neighborhood and she wanted someone to talk to).
What was the most important issue, she asked.
He wasn’t an idiot, I answered. (My reasons to be positive about Kerry actually do exceed my negativity about Bush, but it was an easy answer.)
But it still didn’t seem to satisfy her. She must have felt I was just telling her what she wanted to hear so I could get back to Briscoe and Curtis. And I just felt her time was better spent convincing someone who needed convincing.
Did I have any questions about the candidates?
No, I said. Then I gave her the response that seemed to completely satisfy her that I was indeed in Kerry’s column.
My son used to work on Senator Kerry’s staff, I said.