1878 Criminal Bedfellows

Sad news recently when the scandal came down about former General and now recent CIA Chief Petraeus. Not good when the nation's top secret master can't keep his own affairs secret.
I was wondering what would happen to him in the future. Then a little piece of mail gave me a clue. I'm guessing there'll be a place for him---somewhere in the media.
The piece of mail that gave me the clue was from someone who didn't just have an affair, but actually committed a full-on felony. Yep, a crime that at one time would have prevented him from ever exercising his right to vote. Yet now he exercises the power of media to influence votes across the nation.
Pretty bad too; he was indicted on 16 felony counts and convicted of three, including "accepting a bribe" and "obstructing justice"---in this case a congressional inquiry.
But here's the deal. Those convictions were vacated, thanks to a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union. Yes that ACLU, bastion of liberalism much scorned by the right wing elements in our country, right up there with Planned Parenthood and Big Bird.
So anyhow, I got some mail from this guy the other day sent by him and the Freedom Alliance, a very strong and vocal right wing organization. Yep, right wing. You know, anti-ACLU.
The guy I'm talking about? According to the return address on the envelope: LtCol Oliver L. North USMC (Ret.)
The "Retired," being abbreviated R-e-t-, may actually mean Rehabilitated.
Anyhow, if a charismatic guy like “Ollie Ollie ex-con free” can rehab into a media personality, I'm sure Petraeus will have no trouble. And bonus, media whores can have all the affairs they want. Credibility isn't an issue.
Just ask Donald Trump.
America, ya gotta love it.