So says Rachel, played wonderfully by Mary Louise Parker in MTC's current offering, "Reckless," by Craig Lucas.
Suffice it to say that this is a weird play. Great performances all around, and what a treat to get to watch Miss Parker in the theatre, rather than just on "The West Wing." And if I had to pick a diversion from the debate, I do think this is the one I would have chosen. Particularly after watching much of both conventions, I really thought I had a pretty good handle on what would happen, and on the fact that I wasn't going to like it no matter what.
Why? Well, I'm really pissed that 80% of the Democrats I know seem to have already resigned themselves to four more years of The Blumbering Idiot. We have to fight in order to win this election. I was telling my mother this, after she mentioned that she's contemplating volunteering. "Mom, you live in a battleground state. (Ohio) You have to do something."
Because if we go down without putting up a fight, then do we really deserve anything? And if we put up a good fight, I think there's a chance that Kerry/Edwards can win. I mean, the current CNN.com online poll says that 80% think that Kerry beat Bush in the debate tonight. Hopefully that translates into a major jump in the polls and an end to the lackadasical attitude too many folks seem to have.
Anyhow, how did I get onto this from starting out by talking about a play about a woman whose husband has taken out a contract on her life?
Well, I guess we might never know.
Posted by Jon at October 1, 2004 12:43 AM | TrackBack