We Have Lines:
1. 6:30 AM and the clock radio buzzed harshly in Tom Novack's ear.
2. Cy read the memo one more time, and smiled.
3. Even before he answered the phone, Bill Cozzano knew that it was a local reporter, looking for the Governor's take on the latest healthcare spat in the state legislature. And he already knew exactly what he was going to say.
4. It figured that the first word of the day out of Drasher's mouth would be an expletive as his American flag pin clattered down the bathroom drain.
5. News travels through Washington faster than a greased Republican.
6. People may lie, but polls never do.
7. Sometimes, the tiny scar beneath his neatly clipped hair would itch, a brief and salient reminder of his gift, his curse.
8. Thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight.
9. William Anthony Cozzano's office was a scandal.
10. William Cozzano checked his tie in the mirror and smiled.
11. "You want to win, don't you?"
Poll HTTC Lines Deadline for votes: Thursday, Noon-ish California time