in britannia

Or alternatively, yet another reason to vote Democratic in the next election. As reported by the New York Times, Dick Cheney spent some time in the Yankees clubhouse before yesterday's game. Said Joe Torre, "It's great any time a dignitary like that visits. It slaps you with pride." I can think of a couple other things I'd like to slap Joe Torre with right now, but I digress... Rather, I am amazed that the Yankees had the gall to put Vice-President Cheney on the scoreboard during the "God Bless America" segment of the 7th inning, only to remove it in a hurry because the crowd started to shout "boo!"

Montgomery Burns: "Wait - are you saying 'boo!' or 'boo-URNS!'?"
Crowd: "BOOOOO!"
Hans Moleman: "I was saying 'boo-urns...'"