[dangermouse]

Sat Mar 1, 1:34 PM ET

Bruce Tackett of Mahopac, N.Y., holds a placard and American flag displaying his support of President Bush (news - web sites) and his stand against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) during a gathering near the Washington Monument billed as The Patriots Rally for America, in Washington, Saturday, March 1, 2003. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

[baseballmom]

I was standing behind Bruce. Very nice guy. We met up again walking to the Ronald Reagan Building parking garage. He got many honks for his sign. It took us a minute to figure out why people were honking. It was fantastic. And boy, standing on that snow in sneakers was COLD.