Contingency Plans 2
Darrell Lease, columnist at my local rag, envisions the machinations behind The Regent’s recent trip to Afghanistan, which followed his apology for “embarrassing” the Commonwealth by inadvertently accidentally unintentionally appearing to be on the take and in it for the money. A nugget:
“Dear Friend,
As you read this email I’m currently visiting with our troops in Afghanistan. … This is a trip I’ve looked forward to for a long time. Freedom is not free. Every day we wake up safe and secure because our neighbors, co-workers, family members and friends have volunteered to leave the peace of home for the danger and uncertainty of our world’s most volatile locations. On this trip, I’m telling them, on behalf of all of us, thank you.”
(snip)
Some scoundrels had the audacity to ask if the governor is wrapping himself in the flag in an effort to deflect attention from his troubles here at home in Virginia, a state that — let us be clear — has never been stronger.
July 27, 2013 at 11:26 am
“Freedom is not free.” But vitamins, pet nostrums, breakfast nutritional drinks, Fleet’s enemas, protein powders, liquor, etc., is. Too easy a hit to pass on. Wen are they just going to file a criminal case against him for accepting bribes and petty grifting?
July 27, 2013 at 2:28 pm
It really was spectacularly incompetent, wasn’t it? Plunkett of Tammany Hall would be laughing at their bumbling.
If you’ve never read Plunkett of Tammany Hall, you should. You can also listen to it, courtesy of Librivox. You could likely finish it in 90 minutes. It contains the immortal quote,
“There’s honest graft, and there’s dishonest graft.” Then Plunkett goes on to explain the difference.