In recent weeks while addressing Tea Party rallies here on the left coast, I ask the assembled patriots what appears to be an odd question: “Would all those from the former Soviet Union please raise your hands?”
A notable number of hands are always raised — the San Francisco Bay Area is home to a diverse population.
I then ask another curious question: “What does April 22 signify to you?”
Without exception, someone will shout with great displeasure, “Lenin’s birth date!” — Brian Sussman