I couldn't resist weighing in briefly about this. It seems that the Massachusetts state legislature has defied all odds and managed to win the prize for the most useless debate ever, while the wheels fall off the economy.
"The battle over whether to name "Moby-Dick" the official book of
Massachusetts was almost as intense as the deadly confrontation between Capt.
Ahab's crew and the elusive white whale.The state House of Representatives on
Thursday passed a bill naming Herman Melville's classic the official "epic
novel" of Massachusetts after some lawmakers wondered whether it should be named
the official book, given the state's rich literary history.Rep. Cory Atkins
tells The Boston Globe she questioned why Melville should get the honor and not
Nathaniel Hawthorne or Louisa May Alcott.Rep. Christopher Speranzo sponsored the
bill at the urging of elementary school students in his Berkshires district.
Melville wrote the book in Pittsfield.The bill needs to pass the Senate and get
the governor's signature.
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