Some of you may recognize this post's title as the alternate name to Mel Brooks' timeless sendup of Westerns, Blazing Saddles (1974). I've been thinking a lot about that film, particularly with this week's revelation of Governor Spitzer's extracurricular activities. He evokes, for me, another Governor - Governor Le Petomane from the film. He's a buffoon - constantly chasing his buxom secretary and running around with "GOV" painted in white on the back of his jacket. I don't know if Governor Le Petomane ever floated the idea of wagon licenses for illegal immigrants or busted Howard Johnson for only offering one flavor of ice cream, but it seems that he and Governor Spitzer shared the same sweet tooth for the ladyfolk.
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