I wish to second your flame on Larry Lied. What a jerk! I spent 7 years in the Air Force Reserves earning very little, and 9 years as a U. S. Customs Inspector. My first three years I was on the Mexican border. Dirty thankless work, and misreble hours. I arrested several drug smuggler. I put my life on the line for a base salary of less than $16,000 my first year (1985, although to hear my kids talk it was 1895).
Mr. passionfruit is still a Customs Inspector. We haven';t seen much of him since September 11th. He's off making far less money than he is worth, keeping the rest of us safe. He does this rather than something more lucritive because he is a patriot. That's why I did it too, and I worked with many others who were kindred spirits.
If not for the smear campaign put on by the Clinton administration and Monica the Mouth, Linda Tripp could have been making a great living.