Recap: John Q. Private, Sr. completed his second term as governor of Mississippi. His son Johnny immediately succeeded him, and everyone got to stay in the governor’s mansion! On his first day in office, he was whisked away to an expensive, liquid lunch by “Wild” Wanda Watkins. Too much wine, too much champagne. And Johnny’s […]
The Man Who Represented Himself (Part II) John Q. “Johnny” Private, Jr. felt a bit strange on the morning of January 20th. He was now the governor of this great state, but he had awakened in his parents’ house! Well… it was complicated. You see, John Sr., his father, preceded him as governor, and they […]
His career became much more lucrative when he whittled his constituency down to one Imagine the unimaginable: an elected official who never even thinks about the people who elected him. Instead, he—let’s call him John Q. Private, Jr.—works for the highest bidder. Every vote he casts is bought and paid for by special interests. “Special” […]