Thousands of people gathered at Ground Zero on Sunday night, waving flags and climbingstreet signs, as the news emerged that Bin Laden had been killed.
While I can see the merit in not having 64 year-olds climbing fences or ladders, I believe that street cops and working firemen who go into management should immediately be transferred to the general or miscellaneous retirement pool.
The McCain team planned for 250 at a Georgetown fire station, and 1, 000 turned out, climbing up to sit on fire trucks and on ladders propped against the wall and spilling into the street.