Fun Times in Cleveland Again

Restrictions on speeches and parades outside next month's Republican National Convention were struck down by a federal judge Thursday as unconstitutional. [More]

For anyone planning to immerse themselves in the upcoming festivities, I recommend checking out Google Maps to note man-made and natural obstacles like the river and the lake, and to plan an escape route. Also use the street view feature to see the concrete, glass and steel canyons and dead ends that will keep gas from dispersing and channel stampedes.

Good luck getting parking nearby, and if you do, good luck being able to get out if things go south, which could end up being the only viable direction. I also wouldn't count on CRTA to get me out of there.

There will be loud and hateful disrupters seeking destruction and mayhem, and also targets of opportunity wearing the wrong "colors." And depending on how they're dealt with, we could see the fun spread to other cities.

At least we're not Detroit.