The sage that is Jimmy Breslin

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/nyc-breslin1101,0,7396742.column?coll=ny-ny-columnists

Why Kerry will beat Bush
November 2, 2004

One day last May, I assigned the election to John Kerry. I said it early, and often. As I looked more, I saw that it shouldn't even be close. I said that in this space more than once. Now I am so sure that I am not even going to bother to watch the results tonight. I am going to bed early, for I must rise in the darkness and pursue immediately an exciting, overdue project.

Besides, if I was up, so many people, upon seeing every word I said of this election coming true on television in front of them, would be kissing my hands and embarrassing me with outlandish praise. So I go to bed with total confidence. I will get up and stroll to other meadows.

how many of us answer calls without a number anymore? A lot of us don't. Everytime I have, its recorded messages, sales and local TV polls. Usually I don't bother. And many of my friends have ONLY cell phones these days because they are cheaper and make more sense---and most of them are active career people well over 30.

Breslin is right about the cell phone factor but still neglected is the impact of caller ID on who picks up the phone.

I need to hear/see more like this today. I have been completely confident throughout. Today I'm scared. Probably because of what happened last time and not due to anything new.

Did I say yes?

Breslin, one of the best.

That's what is going down in Ohio today.
Breslin's right, but it is an uphill fight every step for us.