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Default Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...

Tim wrote:
On Dec 9, 3:03 pm, JohnH wrote:


On Dec 9, 2:32 pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?
http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p
Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are required.


I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
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John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!


Or it can even be stolen. Like in the movie Barry Lynden.



Buying military rank lasted a lot longer than Napoleon.
 
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