Ross Thomas, the great and witty writer of political thrillers, and Highly Recommended, BTW, had lots of this sort of graft flowing throughout his books, like lubrication for re-election. His best quote for this was from BRIARPATCH, and from a long-dead ex-governor of a fictional Western and Southernly state who was the only governor of the state to be impeached twice, first for graft, which he beat by bribing state senators, and the second time for the bribes themselves, which forced him from office. He left, after pardoning himself, with the parting words of wisdom, “What the hell, fellas, I didn’t steal half what I could’ve.” Words of wisdom…
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