When mama's happy...

...Everybody's happy. I learned this a long time ago, and I don't mean kissing your woman's ass. I mean treating a woman with respect and as an equal. When you shit on a woman (especially one who hasn't been beaten into submission, literally or figuratively), you can expect a load of shit to come back at ya. To wit:

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What many people didn't realize at the time, however, is that during the Powell interview Miller was upset because her fiancee, Michael Scanlon, had broken off their engagement, two of Miller's former State Department co-workers said. While still engaged to Miller, Scanlon had started an affair with a manicurist and broke up with Miller because he planned to marry the other woman, three of Scanlon's former associates at DeLay's office said. They added that the two had numerous public arguments.

But Miller had something on Scanlon. He confided in her all of his dealings with Abramoff, former colleagues said. She saw his emails and knew the intimate details of his lobbying work-work which is now the center of a criminal fraud investigation. After the breakup, Miller went to the FBI and told them everything about Scanlon's dealings with Abramoff, her coworkers added. [my em]

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Heh...All it takes is one wronged woman to bring down an Empire.

Great thanks to Dave.