I'm confused. I heard Thelbert the other night talking about how he has made the promotion process so much better than it was and that you no longer bought your strips and he goes straight down the list once it's established. I think if you ask Raines and Ard, they would beg to differ with this statement. They both were skipped over.
Also, who selects the ones for the Commanders, Captains and all the other ranks we have now. It would seem that by the contributions list, there have been some bought positions now too.
We then have the contract positions. It is without a doubt they are bought. You have the Aiken child, Montee, Craig, ****ey and all the others on the list as well.
Let me guess. These positions haven't been bought, they are just supporting Thelbert because he's such a good Sheriff. Not a chance there ole boy. With the exception of Craig, none of these people supported you and none of them liked you then or now. They are only given you money to keep [buy] their position. Now is that any different than what McNesby was doing with his donations? Not at all. You are just trying to put a spin on it to make it easier to swallow, aren't you?
In short, you are no different than he was other than the fact that you can't seem to see into the future past your snout. I will leave you some boxes by your door right after the primary.