One of my Engineer companies returned from Iraq, and a bunch of people showed up to welcome them to their home armory in Powhattan. Even Governor Kaine was there. He's a lame duck, because Virginia doesn't allow a governor to succeed himself, so I suppose he's got plenty of free time. I had worried that he'd be unemployed in a few months, what with the job market so dicey right now. Then I remembered that he has a second gig he can concentrate on. That's good, because it would be terrible to see him unshaven by the side of the road, holding a crudely lettered sign stating, "Will govern for food."
Strangely, the two candidates for governor did not show up to campaign. I figured each candidate would try to bask in the reflected glow of affection for these brave men. It would get awkward of course, as the crowd gathered around their favorite, and then had a West Side Story dance-off to decide the winner.
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