What Me, Jury?

When Bostonist read that Senator Kerry served on a jury last week, our response was, "Uh huh. So?" Because Kerry is boooooring. He may be smart, sure, and maybe even a decent senator, but it's hard to imagine Kerry in the jury room wielding a knife to prove a point, Twelve-Angry-Men style. But when we heard that President Bush got the call in Waco, Texas, all we could think about was how to make sure a reality show comes out of the whole thing. Because Bush may not be smart, but dammit he's funny. Of course, Bush is, at this point, only part of the venire (Latin for "bunch of people sitting around a courthouse for a day") so there's a decent chance he won't get picked. Also, if it's a criminal case, Bostonist has got to believe the defense attorney will strike Bush from the jury. After all, if Tom DeLay can get rid of a judge in Texas for being a Democrat, surely someone could get rid of a juror for being not just a Republican, but the Republican.