Saint Mikey Trods His Lonely Path

OK, boys and girls, it’s time to break out the hankies; we’re all going to have a good sob over poor Mikey Fitz- patrick, OK?

Since our lovable pal of a former 8th District U.S. Congressional rep was exiled into profitable private life by those baaaad Bucks Countians voters who voted elected for Patrick Murphy last fall, it seems that he has borne his yoke of oppression for lo these many months in silence (well, almost).

We were reminded of this by the following Letter To The Editor by Kay McBride that appeared in the Courier Times today…

Reconsidering the past congressional election gives me a real appreciation for the power that slick marketing now has over the election of public officials.

The 8th Congressional District had in office a true “public servant.” Mike Fitzpatrick has lived his whole life in Bucks County and is raising his children in Bucks County. His life and his prior service have demonstrated his vested interest in his hometown.

Our choice for change was a nicely packaged “politician.” Patrick Murphy identified a political opportunity, purchased a home in November of 2005, announced he was running for office in January of 2006, married in June of 2006 and had a child in November of 2006. All make this package “sell-able.”

Along the way were promised many things, first and foremost that we would be out of the war. Unfortunately, amidst the continuation of the war and Murphy’s own revelation that he accepted a $100,000 book advance, the package appears to be unwrapping.

On the other hand, our public servant after being unseated continues to be our public servant. After his loss, he went to Newtown Friends School because he said no matter the outcome of the election he would keep his promise, and he did, in the quiet manner that is so typical of Mike Fitzpatrick.

Now that Mike Fitzpatrick is a private citizen, he still gets calls from his Bucks County neighbors seeking help and our public servant doesn’t turn them away, he doesn’t ask them who they voted for, he quietly does what a true public servant does – whatever he can to help. After all, this is his hometown.

Kay McBride
Bensalem, PA

I just have this to say in response…

BAAAAWWWWWLLLL!!!!!

OMIGODIMSOOSORRRYYYYY!!!!!!

I suppose I shouldn’t give people like McBride the time of day, but if she had merely stopped at trying to nominate Mikey for consecration by the Holy See, then that would have been one thing. But her foul calumnies against Patrick Murphy cannot be tolerated (“had a baby” in November 2006? Uh huh – I suppose Jennifer just went along for the ride, right?). And maybe in some kind of alternative universe, McBride will actually bother to explain Mikey’s affiliation with Newtown Friends School.

We’ve just witnessed a preview of the 2008 campaign, by the way. The utterly ridiculous meme that Patrick was sent to Washington to end the war but couldn’t do it (totally discounting Repug obstruction as well as the fact that our beloved Mikey did everything possible to continue it, of course – “strongly worded” letter to the Iraq Study Group or no) will be played out over and over (sickening to think we could be in the same Iraq mess, or worse, a year from now, but unless we get Dubya and “Big Time” out, that will be the case). And oh yes, the fact that Patrick somehow “isn’t one of us” will be another continual refrain.

This does a lot to explain why your dear heart Mikey lost, Ms. McBride. And this does a lot to explain why Patrick won.

Now go away.