Bill Clinton in Richmond on March 18th 2008

Well, all those funny helicopters flying around this morning are now explained: Bill Clinton is coming to Richmond tomorrow:

Former President Bill Clinton will make a stop at Richmond Fire Station No. 1 at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday as part of a visit to Indiana for the presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic Party officials announced today.

Bill Clinton will be in Richmond, Lawrenceberg and Fort Wayne on Tuesday, accompanied by former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan and former Indiana first lady Judy O’Bannon.

Richmond Mayor Sally Hutton, who is also the Wayne County Democratic Party chairwoman, said this morning she first learned Sunday night of the former president’s plan to visit the city.

Link (Pal-Item).

Fire Station #1 is about a block from my office. My first thought was not “Oh, what a wonderful opportunity to see an ex-prez,” I am more concerned with being able to get to the courthouse and back in the afternoon. Presidential visits (even quasi) tend to shut things down.

So Indiana’s sit-back-and-wait-until-May primary plan is finally coming to fruition. The Dem’s even have a choice between 2 candidates - can Hoosier’s handle all this excitement? Actually, I’ve only had one conversation today about Bill’s big visit - compared to dozens of conversations about the NCAA tournament seeding (general consensus, IU & Purdue are over rated and misranked).  Priorities.

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