Before I went out tonight with Jay Elias (Mossad Agent), FredfromSanDiego (Bloomberg Sycophant LarryfromNYC) and NYBri's campaign manager (Lipris), I went to the mall with my 13 year old daughter and her friend of the same age.
Well, it turns out that everybody I was with today thinks I am an idiot. But the 13 year olds made the more convincing case. More.
So we met at a bar on East 4th between Lafayette and Bowery - a good place, with a lot of people and a good assortment of beers on draft. And lots of people to watch. Made me remember. But then a song I heard that day popped in my head - it has the line "I guess I'm fucking 40 . . ." and I was the only one I think.
Anyway, I enjoyed the evening and think of everyone was just as I imagined they would be - well , I already had met Larry and Phil, soooo. But Jay was what I thought he would be - thoughtful, idealistic, a little wacky.
We had a great talk about The Wire. Jay's in the cult with me.
We all talked about Spitzer and his political maneuvering and goals. Larry and Phil have great insight on the political dynamics and Jay has his ideals . . . (just kidding).
We all agree we are fucked in Iraq. You may not have heard that before.
Jay agrees with me that there are no evil geniuses in this Administration - that they really are this incompetent and stupid.
Phil and I agree that we need politicians that recognize that the DEBACLE (Iraq) is close to the political equivalent of the Depression and that is why FDR politics is the way - take heed Obama.
It was a good night.
All that said, my daughter and her friend set me straight earlier today - I am a complete idiot. Don't ask . . .