On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:14:30 -0700, Jeff G. <Log0n5150 at hotmail.com> wrote: > No, they still have to shine him. Remember, he didn't have a GW for what, > almost 2 years? Plus he is an Easterner, and in their segregated society > just about the lowest rung of the ladder. What would happen if in the > South > (prior to the Civil War) a black man complained to the Federal government > about a major southern landholder, and made it stick. If he ever went > back, > how long would he last? Days, maybe? Sam situation here. From the Jhereg > point of view, he must die by their hand. Look how annoyed their where > over > Easterner education. Besides, if they talk him for a walk now that he > does > have a GW, what kind of mileage could they get out of that? Their big > problem will be getting someone competent to do the job now. Now that he has power, they have other options. Options that are useful to Steve. Basically, they can have him pay with something other than his life. Having him perform some impossible service allows them to save face and gives us a story. -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/