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	Name:	MAJ USA RET -
	Subject:	Aesop et al
	Date:	3/25/2010 8:41:01 AM

I know a (now retired) colonel who found one of his civil service workers running a photography business on his (classified) Pentagon computer. Col X was unable to fire the guy or to get him prosecuted. The only way to get rid of him was to remove his security clearance… which was done. The civilian was moved away to a non-classified area, but at no reduction in pay… where I assume his automatic promotions continued to arrive on time and his photo business flourishes. Ah, the good deeds of the unions.

For those who are confused about the meaning of this entire thread… indeed much of the content of this forum, please google the following fables:

- The Golden Goose (“Die goldene Gans”, Grimm),
- The Ant and the Grasshopper (Aesop),
- The Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop), and
- The Fox and the Grapes (Aesop), and especially
- The Emperor’s New Clothes (“Kejserens nye Klæder”,
Andersen)

Each of these fables has a profound truth imbedded therein. As one reads them, he (or she to be PC) decides to which character he identifies. The real truth to this post is that every conservative on this forum has read and understands the messages of these fables.