Piercing, Politics, and Someboy You Know

Don't follow this link if piercing bothers you; there are pictures. A Little Bit of History [BME Guest Column]: "Introductory Note A friend of mine recently told me this interesting story highlighting the hidden colorful characters many Republicans seem to have in their lives — characters and relationships that seem completely contradictory to some of their actions in public life. I’ll let you read for yourself so I don’t spoil the conclusion, but I’ll preface it by saying it took a little coaxing to get the story out of him because he’s (perhaps only partially in humor) worried that not long after this is printed he may “disappear”..."