President Obama reminds me of a very unfortunate 'Tom' from my regiment who, whilst living in a tented encampment on the Isle of Sylt and taking a dump one morning whilst sitting on the single bar of wood which constituted the 'seat', found himself literally in the shit because the bar broke. At least he could plead accident as he emerged covered in you know what, but what's Obama's excuse - he voluntarily dived in and then splashed about?
I remarked some time ago that I was looking forward to the Blagojevich trial - he being the former Governor of Illinois currently facing corruption charges - because this was the very self-same deep trench latrine from which Obama emerged. Even if he manages to escape direct contamination from this trial, the mere description of what passes for day-to-day politics in Illinois is enough to besmirch everyone associated with it.
I urge you all to take the few minutes needed to read John Kass from the Chicago Tribune - it is an education. Yes, we all suspect that much of American politics is riddled with corruption but when you read the sordid details of the reality even hardened cynics like me are shocked.
I am grateful for the link to my e-pal, Alan Sullivan, who is fighting his own personal battle with enormous courage to an end which he knows is inevitable.
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