In
Man for All Seasons, Richard Rich commits perjury (so that Thomas More will be found guilty) and was rewarded with the position of Secretary of State for Wales. Thomas More has a great line in the play to the effect that it does not profit a man to win the whole world in exchange for his soul--"but for Wales?"
Let us see if a co-chairmanship of the Appalachian Regional Commission is the US equivalent of being Secretary of State for Wales.
