Grantville gazette V
Office of the President, State of Thuringia-Franconia Grantville July 10, 1635
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Grantville July 10, 1635 "That bum," said Tony Adducci. "That dirty rotten bum." Ed Piazza, the president of the State of Thuringia-Franconia, leaned back in the chair in his office. He seemed quite relaxed and unflustered. "Oh, calm down, Tony. People get hired away from government jobs into better-paying private employment all the time. Why did you think Noelle Stull and Eddie Junker would be exempt?" "They're my best investigative team," Adducci whined. "Were your best team," Piazza said. "Get over it, Tony. Your department will manage, well enough. And if you can tear yourself away for a moment from parochial concerns, you might want to contemplate the possibility that all this will work out pretty well for us in the future. Defining 'us' in admittedly factional terms." Adducci stared at him. "Huh?" "We're in a parliamentary system now, Tony. You have heard the phrase 'shadow cabinet,' haven't you?" "Yeah, sure. The party in opposition keeps a cabinet going—in place, anyway—in case it has to step into power on short notice. What's that got to do with this headache?" Piazza smiled. "Hasn't it dawned on you yet that what Francisco Nasi is setting up in Prague could be construed as Mike Stearns' shadow intelligence service? On the off chance, you know, that Willem Wettin's administration goes into the crapper on short notice." "Oh." A moment later, Adducci's sour expression cleared. Tony was another UMWA man, a former member of the mineworkers local union of which Mike had been the president before the Ring of Fire. Like most such, he was a fierce Stearns partisan. "Well. I guess it's okay, then." Directory: Books Books -> Imperialism and social reform english Social-Imperial Thought 1895-1914 Books -> Chapter One Some Questions on Development Books -> The American Republic to 1877 Video Books -> Kennedy school of missions Books -> Books on Leadership ed 7304 Readings Leadership in Educational Administration Books -> Chapter 9 The Executive Branch What's Ahead in Chapter 9 Books -> Compiled and Edited By C. Douglas Sterner Books -> The Journey of Martyrdom Book Title Books -> The American Republic Since 1877 Video Share with your friends:
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