Sweet. Hopefully Romney can come up with a '10's analogue for Beirut.

It's been done for him, unfortunately. All he has to say is something like "I'm always happy to be back in Portlandia...whoops, I mean Portland."

I just passed by the area. All the food carts on SW Alder between 10th and 11th are closed because the street in blocked off during their peak business hours.

*is

@3: Wow, way to kill a bunch of fucking jobs, Mittens.

Where do you even get an inflatable fat cat choking a construction worker?

That cat balloon is hilarious. The "R" looks like Rivermark's logo, which would be even more awesome.

One Cart was open north of 10th. I walked up and asked the lady working the window what happend. "I just showed up and opened my doors. I think they allowed it because we were a bit a way from the barriers."

I'm going to interview the other cart owners about their economic damages tomorrow.

Also, Jake's Grill was open north of 10th. I walked over to the cops standing at the corner of 10th & Yam, "Hey, how do I get over to Jakes?" The officer responded, "Well, you can go over there if you have a reservation." I asked, "Do you know how they managed to stay open with everything else closed?" "The other businesses are open." "What about London Influence (the retail store next to Jakes) - are they open? Do I need a reservation to go there?" I didn't get a response.

Then the Black Blocs (who didn't have shit to do with Occupy, btw) came down, one shouted "Hey, lets go to Jakes! How do we get there." I told them, "Well this officer just told me that all I need is a reservation."

The officer didn't believe the Bloc'ers had reservations.