Koreans are a lot like Democrats. When we take on a new business, the entire family gets involved. Everyone takes a shift to cover the vast twenty four-hour schedule. Convenience store employees never rest, and neither does democracy. Just like the Kims, the Parks and the Ros, the Kerry and the Edwards clans put in many hours to assure their family business will be a ready success.
Cate Edwards and Chris Heinz are impressive kids to put out in front of the store. They beat me and my cousins hands down in counter charisma. If those two were put in charge of the cash register, we probably wouldn’t have gotten robbed at gunpoint as many times as we did.
Theresa Heinz Kerry was comforting and engaging in her shift last night, and eased us right into closing up shop with her quiet confident optimism.
John Edwards is getting us all fired up so we can pull an all nighter taking inventory. We’ve got to get things ready for Dad tomorrow.
John Kerry is the ultimate Dad. His paternal reach goes far beyond his own progeny. He is very Korean in that respect. It makes me feel all homey and glad to watch the families of politicians so involved and supportive of their father’s dreams. I am reminded of being part of my own family, and the greater family of a nation.
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