Stalk-retary Of State

Apologies for the lack of posts tonight.  UTB was busy stalking Henry Kissinger, who was on campus for Impact '08.  Our previous knowledge of Kissinger is limited to what we learned from watching that Kirsten Dunst movie Dick, but we found the actual Kissinger to be smart and well-informed.  Governor Rendell, Amy Gutmann, Mayor Nutter, and former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin also spoke, and the festivities included a highly entertaining "lighting round" between Kissinger and Rubin, in which the secretaries offered concise opinions on Russia, China, Palin and Obama.  Henry K. was the highlight of the evening in our opinion--we even got to bask in his glow up close when we snuck into the Annenberg School's library to check our e-mail before the event started--the building's lobby was being used as a reception area for various V.I.P.'s, and as we walked out, Kissinger was being led in!  As far as political spottings go, it was even cooler than when we saw Michael Nutter at a hot dog stand last Halloween.