At the stroke of 11 a.m., not only did the doors open here at the Catlett Music Center at the University of Oklahoma for the bi-partisan summit, the crashing sounds of an organ filled the place, making it feel like we had all entered some kind of religious service.
Former Minn. Senator Dean Barkley, who ran Jesse Ventura’s successful independent bid for governor in Minnesota, arrived a little after 10, chomping a cigar and salivating at the prospect of a Bloomberg presidential run.
Asked how many of the people filing into the auditorium were here because of Bloomberg, Barkley said: “I don’t know, but that’s why I’m here.”
Karla Schuster