Channeling the Late Richard 'Dick' Simpson
The Honorable T. William SimpsonPG Boro Council Duly Sworn in 1/3/13
posted by Bill Simpson at 1/04/2013 10:52:00 AM
Friday, January 04, 2013
The Honorable T. William SimpsonPG Boro Council Duly Sworn in 1/3/13
11 Comments:
Congrats Bill. See if you can those repubs to remove their heads from their anal cavities
Congratulations Bill. Thats a great picture! Good luck!
Way to go, Bill. This could be the start of a new career. 10 years ago, who ever heard of Barry O'Bama?
Now to get you started on the right foot, here's some political advice from none other than Davy Crockett:
"When the day of election approaches, visit your constituents far and wide. Treat liberally, and drink freely, in order to rise in their estimation, though you fall in your own. True, you may be called a drunken dog by some of the clean-shirt and silk-stocking gentry, but the real roughnecks will style you a jovial fellow. Their votes are certain, and frequently count double.
"Do all you can to appear to advantage in the eyes of the women. That's easily done. You have but to kiss and slobber over their children, wipe their noses, and pat them on the head. This cannot fail to please their mothers, and you may rely on your business being done in that quarter.
"Promise all that is asked and more if you can think of anything. Offer to build a bridge or a church, to divide a county, create a batch of new offices, make a turnpike, or anything they like. Promises cost nothing; therefore, deny nobody who has a vote or sufficient influence to obtain one."
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chuckster you remain after all these years one cynical dude. the motivation of the human animal always under scrutiny. and for good reason. 3 days into my tenure and already i am on the take. accepting free coffee and danish from the local market who wants outdoor dining. my own key to the firehouse to use their gym. beers on the house at the local gin mill. why? oh, seems they would like to expand their musical offerings to weekdays not just weekends. suddenly everyone's my chum. but of course my real motivation for pursuing this venture was not by any stretch of the imagination to start a new career but to seek deeper insight into the career I chose four decades ago. watching how i react to my new status and how others react to me is what makes this trip worthwhile. it's all about the writing, just as it has always been.
Well, buena suerte then, bro. Write on.
cs
bill,you have allowed yourself to be in a history inclusive of lincoln. congratulations. go as destiny takes you.rs
Congrats, Bill. I llove that Elizabeth is in this picture. You're a great role model. I'm proud of you. Loved seeing your family over the holiday.
Jeez Bill, here I thought you were motivated by an interest in helping your town.
ah, yes, but 4 decades of ambition is not easily swayed by the need for a new sidewalk on main or the request for a lower speed limit on willow ave. PG is a bucolic place to rear youngins but the complexity and absurdity of the human condition still beckons daily.
am just finishing my complete rewrite of annie's war, my epic historical novel about the family's role in the civil war. i have retold the story in the first person, from annie's eyes, a most difficult and emotionally charged edit. it has worn my arse out, but the effort, i believe, well worth it. maybe one day we'll even get the beast in print. it deserves a wide and wide-eyed audience.
mary, thanks for the kind words. daddydom is the best thing ever, except, of course, when i have to beat them for insubordination. i always feel guilty and a little dirty after whumping up on them with my willow switch.
yeah, right.
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