State Pride is No Reason to Act Like an Idiot
Eight girls, all in their early 20s and adorned with “Birthday Babe” T-shirts, frolicked along the Savannah, Georgia, riverfront amid the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. “Who’s the birthday girl?” yelled Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, interrupting an interview he was conducting with me. “This one!” they yelled, pointing to one girl holding a pink beverage.…