Jacob Grier, staff writer
February 13, 2004
This month The Hemingway Star caught up with 10 big names in Washington to ask,
"What are you doing for St. Valentine's Day?"
Governor Howard Dean
"I’m going to take my wife to the park, then out to dinner, then to a romantic café for dessert,
then a walk in the moonlight, then all the way to the bedroom! Yaaah!"
Senator John Kerry
"I'm sending a hand-written card to that special someone in my life. Fortunately, I have
my wife's riches to cover those expensive international postage rates."
Vice President Dick Cheney
"Dinner for two at a romantic undisclosed location."
Congressman Dennis Kucinich
"Star Trek: TNG, seasons 1-5."
Justice Clarence Thomas
"Presenting my wife with a bottle of Dom Péringon Rosé. Or perhaps a can of Diet Coke."
Justice Antonin Scalia
"A romantic Italian dinner with my wife, hopefully followed by a night of good, clean,
Constitutionally approved sex."
Senator John Edwards
"Valentine's Day? I'm getting the image of an 'L' or a 'J'. Is there anyone here with a former lover
whose name contained an 'L' or a 'J' and who died of an injury to the head and/or chest?"
Minority Leader Dick Gephardt
"A question from the press? What?"
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
"Let's just say I've been planning my own Operation Anaconda."
Former President Bill Clinton
"Your sister."
(c) 2004 Jacob Grier.