I salute you as a great New Yorker.
I love leisurely strolling through Washington Square Park on the weekend.
The rancid hippies with the fetid smell of defeat hovering over them, open-air hashish dealers, oblivious college students who think Fidel Castro's chief executioner was a fashion plate; it's that sort of ambiance that makes this city such a coveted tourist destination.
:0)
That being said, it was still fun to see how fast the peaceniks retreated.
Not that I expected these folks to put up much of a fight, but the alacrity with which they accepted defeat was nothing short of French-like.
-good times, G.J.P. (Jr.)