funny story near end of Vietnam

Written by: Patrick Pineault on Nov 19, 2005 2:55 PM EST

William Lind | November 04, 2005
One day late in the Vietnam War, a Senator called his defense staffer into his office. Like too many Senators (though neither of the two I worked for), the distinguished legislator depended entirely upon his staff but treated them like peons. Although the end of the day had come and gone, the Senator snarled at his hapless staffer, “I want to give a speech on the Floor tomorrow morning on the Vietnam War. You can stay here tonight and write it.�

The next morning, the Senator found the text of his speech on his desk, neatly typed and bound. Without bothering to look it over, he took it to the Floor of the Senate where, with the voice if not the mind of Cicero, he shared it with the world. About half way through, he read a page that concluded with the words, “I will now offer my five-point plan for ending the Vietnam War.� Turning the page, he found an unexpected message from his despised staffer: “You're on your own now, you SOB. I quit.�

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