Dearest Cynthia

My Dear Cynthia,

Thank you so much for the time we spend during this latest recess. It was a much needed break for me and my staff; we are so burdened by the needs of the nation as well as our constituency. Of course, Capital Hill is abuzz about Jefferson's freezer - I wish the idiot had more sense than to leave money in such an obvious place. Now, of course, the media is hot on the topic of corruption - but it will fade away, as always, since our allies in the media know this sort of thing touches them as well (we all know how deep our relationship with the Times goes). I don't think anything will come of Jeffersons' case; even the Majority Leader was upset at the unprecedented breach of protocol by the executive branch. Granted, the FBI did have a Federal warrant, but we will still play the "separation of powers" card until this thing goes away. Pretty sure Jefferson will lose his committee appointments at least for the time being.

What luck we have had my dear in avoiding even the appearance of impropriety - the right friends can be a tremendous blessing!

What I hope the American public never loses sight of is the need for superlative human beings like us to lead them. Because we are the rightful heirs of this government, we deserve the rights which accrue to such leaders; financial and otherwise. The Majority leader knows this, which is why he is so angered by the frivolous investigation into his stock trades. Sure, he owns the nations largest health care agency, which is also Medicare's largest contractor, but it is precisely people like him we need in government - movers and shakers! Can you imagine a carpenter or plumber being a congressman?

Another example is Al Mohallan. Just because a man of his caliber can earn huge amounts of money while in office, does it need to be invesitgated? It states nowhere in the Constitution that congressmen must be poor. By the way, honey, we are invited on another exquisite trip, private jet and all - I'll call you to give you the details, but it is going to be the best yet.

Well, I must run - the work never ends, as you well know. I'll call tonight.