The Charlie Foxtrot down South: Heads should roll

[Aim to maim]

Originally posted by Rocky Raab

I really hate to bring up this stereotype, but I did live in Mississippi for five years, and saw it firsthand. Many folks down there (not all and not business folk but certainly the elected officials) are just plain lazy and incompetent. Why they keep electing "Bubba" types and Good Old Boys is beyond me, but they do. The Sheriff Beauford in the movies is not only real, but not much exaggerated.

I am born and reared a Southerner and inordinately proud of it. My great-great uncle was killed in the service of the Confederacy. That's why it pains me all the more to admit that in many cases, you are absolutely correct. The politicos who run Chicago and New York are not exactly noted for their honesty and are often hopelessly corrupt, but at least they have some degree of competence and for the most part, the "trains run on time."

If I must endure crooked politicians, I'd rather be governed by those with sufficient sense to pour p*$$ out of a boot.