[Grovenet] Listening to the Republican National Convention speeches

[David Morelli]

Yesterday after work, I drove a borrowed truck to the coast towing a  
trailer.  Fortunately it had a radio and I was able to listen to many  
of the RNC speeches on the way.  I got Mayor Guillani and Governor  
Lingle before and after McMinneville.  Then as Governor Palin was  
about to speak I came upon road construction between Sheridan and  
Grand Ronde.  I had to stop, and I wanted to turn off the engine.   
For some reason the truck didn't have a functioning "accessory"  
position on the ignition key, so if I wanted to listen to Palin  
speak, I was needed to leave the engine running, which I did.  The  
wait lasted about twenty minutes.

This morning I was describing the experience to someone, and I  
realized that I was sitting in the failing light, wasting gas, idling  
my engine, waiting for traffic to clear, smelling asphalt, watching a  
state highway construction project, between a federal prison and an  
Indian reservation gambling casino, as I listened to the Republican  
Vice-Presidential candidate talk about her vision of America.

I know there is a parable in there somewhere.

David