*** Loyalty is a two-way street. ***

A few months ago when I was still blogging on Conservativedge, and before I launched this blog site, I wrote (and you can verify it) that the biggest problem fellow Republicans have with the Fletcher administration is that aside from the merit system investigation, many loyal supporters felt the Gov. became disloyal to them. Finally, Herb Brock of the Danville Advocate - Messenger, is stating the same. You can read his column here. The column is particularly jarring because of its very strong tone and also because the newspaper STRONGLY supported the Gov's. candidacy. Here is an excerpt: As a devout Christian - more than that, an ordained minister - Fletcher should ... not treat these people as traitors. But it looks like the governor is regarding the people who are distancing themselves from him - and those who are considering running against him - as disloyal sailors who are involved in a mutiny and trying to take over his ship or who are jumping ship. BlackBerry e-mail message to Capt. Ernie Queeg: Loyalty is a two-way street. What about those former members of your inner circle and fellow indictees whom you first pardoned and then fired? ... You threw these loyal hands overboard. And word has it that you didn't call, e-mail, fax or tell any of them in person that they were getting the ax before it fell. ... the reason Trey Grayson and other Republicans are looking at challenging you is not because they are disloyal to you, it's because you have been disloyal to the principles and promises of your campaign, one of which was to "clean up the mess in Frankfort."