Raise A Glass to the Good Old Days!

Young Brett Kavanaugh. (Democratic Party photo.)

Today is National Drink Beer Day! How ironic, since all day yesterday at the televised pow-wow of the Senate Judiciary Committee, half the members spent many hours on the subject of beer drinking, specifically that done by a certain teenage boy 36 years ago.

They made it seem like a dangerous activity that leads to memory loss, unconsciousness and aggressive behavior, including sexual assault and gang rape. They also inferred that the teenage boy in question, now a successful and accomplished adult nominated to become a Supreme Court Justice, has a serious "drinking problem."

Back when I was in high school (in the good old days), drinking too much beer led mostly to vomiting and/or falling asleep at highly inopportune moments. It was done mostly by the boys, with the girls preferring "cocktails" adorned with pretty little paper umbrellas.

These days the drinking of beer approaches cult status, with trendy micro-breweries popping up everywhere. Today's young women drink beer alongside the men and consider it just as sophisticated as the consumption of snooty wines or fancy mixed drinks. Sadly, that's not the only thing that has changed over the years. Another thing is the presence of any shred of common decency in our elected officials; now it's nowhere to be found. (Someone should check the bottom of Poucha Pond on Chappaquiddick Island where a big chunk of it may have been lost.)

Anyway, everyone drink up and raise a glass to the good old days!