Who'll Stop the Rain?

06 July 08

Comments from a student and Bureau Special Agent:

"... the Bureau has had only one "Director!" Eversince, we've had a tired litany of 'managers,' including the current one. However, special mention goes to Pat Grey and Louie Freeh, who were, at least, stand-up guys, which is precisely why neither lasted long!

Please understand that we Special Agents are not polled with regard to our political opinions prior to speeches being made our current gaggle of managers. They do not, and should not, presume to 'represent' us, nor our collective view, on any particular subject.

Even so, don't let comments of some political commissar defile the honest efforts of so many straight-up, hard-working Grunts in the field. You mightwant to let the recipients of your Quips know that occasional, agenda-driven, political speeches by our current managers do not necessarily reflect opinions of Bureau Agents.

When I signed up, I took an oath to 'protect and defend' the Constitution. I did not pledge allegiance to any particular political candidate, nor any particular political party. I presume our managers did the same!"

Comment: Who seek public office and public service, and particularly those who subsequently seek promotion/election to high office, should fully expect to suffer for their personal honesty and integrity. They'll predictably be expected to sell their souls and personal honor as well, and many are only too happy to do so, all for a short-lived and pitiable "atta-boy" from sluttish politicians somewhere up the food chain to whom they mean less than nothing.

True heroes stand up to bullies, always calling their bluff, even at great personal risk. In fact, all honest and gallant public servants should fully expect to be fired, and take great honor in the fact when it inevitably happens.

In the end, no one who lusts after high public office should ever be allowed to occupy it!

/John