In the time it takes you to read this post, Dr. Condoleeza Rice will have been the new Secretary of State (as confirmed by the Senate) for roughly 66 minutes. By way of comparison, former Ted Kennedy dalliance and long-dead campaign staffer Mary Jo Kopechne will NOT have been Secretary of State for 64 years, 5 months, 30 day, and 14 hours. Give or take a few minutes.
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64 years and 5 months? So, Mary Jo died in 1940? I didn’t think Ted even had a driver’s license then.
Well, she wasn’t born as Secretary of State, either.
If that helps with the math…
I wonder if Bruce could use that math, a chalkboard and a sprinkler to capture Whitey Bulger. Because its’s worth a try.
Best ever on that was the ad in National Lampoon with the floating VW:
“If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagon, Mary Jo Kopechne would be alive today!”
My favorite bumper sticker:
“Ted Kennedy’s car has killed more people than my gun.”