You may recall that my first wife was handicapped, and way back when Max was Secretary of State, he ( or his office ) helped us with some handicap issues.
Even as recently as Impeachment, when I would talk to aids on the Republican side, they urged me to make my thoughts known to Max, because "He's a good guy." I heard that from many, many people. I don't know what happened, but somehow he swung to the dark side. And I understand that President Bush appointed him to a $136,000 a year position, too. I really expected better from him.
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