The other day my friend Brett informed me that in a few weeks he would be attending the annual National Review cruise. For those of you thinking to yourself, "National Review cruise? What, like the magazine?" you're exactly right. The National Review gets together a bunch of old men who used to be in government and puts them on board a cruise ship. Let the good times roll!

This year's special guests on board the boat include James Woolsey, former director of the CIA; Bill Bennett, former secretary of education under Reagan; Radek Sikorski, former deputy minister of foreign affairs and former deputy minister of defense of Poland; of course William F. Buckley Jr., the National Review founder; and a bunch of other old men. Woohoo! Par-tay!

A few activities on the cruise ship itinerary include:
2:00-4:00 NR Forum. Topic: War and Counter-Terrorism
5:30-6:45 NR Event. Topic: Bill Buckley Slide Presentation
Why did the Loveboat never have a special episode featuring this kind of stuff?!

Does this sound like fun on a boat or what?! Brett told me that last year when he went to the slide show it consisted of William (Bill!) showing pictures of his boat and talking about that a lot. Maybe I'm just missing something here. I wonder if Buckley dresses up in khaki shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. Now that'd be something! ...If Brett comes back with photos I will be sure to post them.