“If it is some financial problems which make you behave the way you behave, you may let me know and I shall personally make sure all your financial needs are taken care of. We shall even be financing your political campaigns if you let us carry out our business quietly and peacefully.
“Other politicians are busy eating while you are wasting your precious time. Eat‑Man! Eat! And before I go, let me caution you that you might be putting your life on the line. You might be pushing your luck too far. You better know what you are up against. We come from Texas, the Wild West and home to the g*n‑toting Cowboys.”
The oil driller sped off in his four‑wheel drive Jeep, donning his cowboy hat and winking mischievously at the thoroughly humiliated and tongue‑tied politician before he could find wor
