The Democratic primary in R.I.

I voted early this morning in the Democratic primary. No

    problem with the new high -tech system . Definite progress in the

    democratic machinery of Rhode Island. The less patient voters now

    have little excuse to shun the polls on Election Day.

          But for me there was still a rotten fish smell about the place.

    What a farce! It seemed that most of the Democrats were unopposed .

    None of them distinguished themselves with  passion or intellect or

    honest dedication to any idea .

            I voted for Eva Mancuso for attorney general because she said

    a few words -not idiotic -on the unwisdom of capital punishment in

    our state.

            I wonder if the turnout was anything but pathetic as usual. In

    Rhode Island ten votes can decide a primary.

           Mark Patinkin added his vapid humor to the day with a " just

    thinking " type of column : " What R.I. politicians should know ".

         He might have rallied the sluggish Rhode Island voters: Get your

    fat asses to the polls !

          We were hoping that Mark might return from his long vacation

    a deeper thinker than even Salty Brian .

             No doubt he will join the Old Salt one day in the Rhode Island

    Hall of Fame !