Deemon O’Flaherty, the defense lawyer
whose friends all say he could get the Devil into Heaven, stopped by last Pi
day bearing a gift. He said it was 3.14%
of a home made pie, the missing remainder of which had been deliciously worthy
of the auld sod. We were half a cup into
a fine pot of coffee when our conversation turned to “the letter.”
“It was NOT treasonous,” he
insisted, “for 47 U.S.
Senators to sign a letter saying the President’s promises might be worthless. It was merely petulant, puerile, and the
nastiest bit of obstruction since Congress tried to redeem Richard Nixon with
the guts of Bill Clinton. It was a
filthy act, but NOT treason!”
“Well, what about the Logan Act,” I
stammered? “It was at least a
felony! We should get a special
prosecutor!”
“Divil a bit of it, old face! That wouldn’t produce indictments, it would
cost taxpayers a fortune, and simply encourage more ‘stupid human tricks’ by these
Legislative Branch simpletons. And
laddie, I’m a taxpayer.
“No,” he continued, “this is only
goin’ to end when ordinary citizens end it.
When they stop tolerating the agitation of ratings-driven journalists,
when they give the Divil’s laugh to shallow talking heads, and when they make
elections count.”
“So, never,” I spat!
“Are ye doin’ yer part? Are ye writin’ to TV networks and program
sponsors? Are ye expressin’ yerself to
Senators and Representatives? Stamps are
cheap. Bad behavior is best buried by
old fashioned letters!”
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