Do Not Pray for Easy Lives
- Thread starter Israel
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I think that Kennedy would drop out later. He did win Wisconsin, and WV was close. Maybe he can still be in the race?
Well, the consensus was that he had to win there to prove his electability. Plus, he's been hammered badly on his voting record, which would hurt him when going up against Morse in Oregon and Maryland.
I guess I could change it, though, if you think it's a good idea
Washington, DC
"... you!"
"Senator, the so-called 'Draft Byrd' movement in West Virginia seems to be growing in some other states. Come the Convention in Los Angeles, or earlier, will you enter the race?"
"Well, um... I'm certainly honored by the amount of support I've received among the Democrats of West Virginia. I have not made a final decision on the subject as of now, but... but I am considering the... what's on, basically."
"So you may run?"
"I am considering options."
"... you!"
"Senator, the so-called 'Draft Byrd' movement in West Virginia seems to be growing in some other states. Come the Convention in Los Angeles, or earlier, will you enter the race?"
"Well, um... I'm certainly honored by the amount of support I've received among the Democrats of West Virginia. I have not made a final decision on the subject as of now, but... but I am considering the... what's on, basically."
"So you may run?"
"I am considering options."
Minneapolis, MN
"... you?"
"Me calm down? Why... hell, you should be the one worried!"
"He got two percent in his home state!"
"Yeah, uncommitted... and now, these... these polls-"
"Geez, even I don't read into them too muc-"
"I do, cause it's my job, so should you."
"Coffee's ready, Jim."
"Nah, don't want any."
"All right..."
He pours himself a cup.
"Kennedy is quiet?"
"Doesn't feel like giving us any help... probably laughing it up in Cape Cod, now that we've got this on our hands."
"I guess... anything we can do in Oregon?"
"No, it's too late for us there... but it's not like we were looking to win there before."
"Nope."
"... you?"
"Me calm down? Why... hell, you should be the one worried!"
"He got two percent in his home state!"
"Yeah, uncommitted... and now, these... these polls-"
"Geez, even I don't read into them too muc-"
"I do, cause it's my job, so should you."
"Coffee's ready, Jim."
"Nah, don't want any."
"All right..."
He pours himself a cup.
"Kennedy is quiet?"
"Doesn't feel like giving us any help... probably laughing it up in Cape Cod, now that we've got this on our hands."
"I guess... anything we can do in Oregon?"
"No, it's too late for us there... but it's not like we were looking to win there before."
"Nope."
New York City, NY
"...-bany!"
Buckley boards the train.
"Sorry, excuse-"
"Never mind."
He shrugs, continues to his car. Sitting by the window, he checks the ticket in his coat pocket. He pulls a notepad out of his case.
Yes, he-"
Gore Vidal stares in shock.
"Wha-"
After a moment of horrendous silence, the new arrival nods, somewhat, and sits down opposite the Review editor.
"We're both here."
"I have also deduced that fact. Dear God..."
"You know, you do scare me at times... of course, that so-called 'smile' you produce could scare any man with a reasonable vision."
"How goes the degradation of our political process?"
"I didn't know you ask yourselves questions out loud... can you not hear your voice inside anymore?"
The conductor stops by. They hand him their tickets, respectively.
"Well, Gore, you don't need to be careful about falling out the ramp... a skull that thick, it could withstand an atomic explosion."
"It's only a few hours until Albany."
"Yeah... we should do this more."
"...-bany!"
Buckley boards the train.
"Sorry, excuse-"
"Never mind."
He shrugs, continues to his car. Sitting by the window, he checks the ticket in his coat pocket. He pulls a notepad out of his case.
Yes, he-"
Gore Vidal stares in shock.
"Wha-"
After a moment of horrendous silence, the new arrival nods, somewhat, and sits down opposite the Review editor.
"We're both here."
"I have also deduced that fact. Dear God..."
"You know, you do scare me at times... of course, that so-called 'smile' you produce could scare any man with a reasonable vision."
"How goes the degradation of our political process?"
"I didn't know you ask yourselves questions out loud... can you not hear your voice inside anymore?"
The conductor stops by. They hand him their tickets, respectively.
"Well, Gore, you don't need to be careful about falling out the ramp... a skull that thick, it could withstand an atomic explosion."
"It's only a few hours until Albany."
"Yeah... we should do this more."