David Carroll

The state of the column

My fellow Americans. In recent months, you’ve been enlightened by political leaders, real and imagined, who have delivered the State of the Union, the State of the County, and the aptly named State of the State. When a governor recites that one, he or she should be greeted by Kenny Rogers’ classic hit, “I Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition is In.”

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