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If only they had hired a taxicab ...
"It was the Rosie Ruiz of torches."
That's just brilliant.
I was reading on that other lefty online magazine a quote from Lamar Alexander (former governor of Tennessee) about how people running for president are reluctant to give up the race because in a way, it's an admission that they have disappointed their supporters and that's a hard thing to do. Apparently, those responsible for today's relocation of the torch run hardly gave a second thought to their own supporters - those who longed to see the torch, who took off from work or traveled great distances to see the torch, who subjected themselves to protest they might rather have avoided.