Moveon.org’s “Emergency Veto Rally” converged on Union Square at rush hour last night to protest President Bush’s veto of the Democrat’s war-funding bill, which set a date for troop withdrawal. The youngest protester looked to be about 3; the oldest no doubt saw plenty of anti-Vietnam rallies as well. There were some college kids, too, but not many. Whither the young radicals? (On the other hand, the college kids probably came up with our all-time favorite rally chant, replacing words in a Ludacris lyric: “Move Bush, get out the way, get out the way Bush, get out the way.”) —Everett Bogue
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Moveon.org’s “Emergency Veto Rally” converged on Union Square at rush hour last night to protest President Bush’s veto of the Democrat’s war-funding bill, which set a date for troop withdrawal. The youngest protester looked to be about 3; the oldest no doubt saw plenty of anti-Vietnam rallies as well. There were some college kids, too, but not many. Whither the young radicals? (On the other hand, the college kids probably came up with our all-time favorite rally chant, replacing words in a Ludacris lyric: “Move Bush, get out the way, get out the way Bush, get out the way.”) —Everett Bogue