The agriculture emperor has no clothes!(Parting Shots)

IT MUST HAVE BEEN embarrassing for the emperor when he finally realized he had no clothes. Still, the ancient fable says he continued to parade along as if he were fully covered. What else could he do at that point?

Mind you, it would have been somewhat embarrassing for the assembled crowd, too. No one likes to admit the fellow governing you is a fool.

Agriculture Emperor Chuck Strahl is being progressively stripped of his clothing. More than a few farmers I talk with are chagrined at the denuding of someone they once had some hopes for. Looks count for a lot in this era of TV-dominated media, and the tall, handsome Reform MP cut a striking figure in his battle with Stockwell Day and subsequent election as a Conservative ME He …