Sir Humphrey Appleby, the
Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Administrative Affairs [played
by Nigel Hawthorne, right]: “At this moment, Bernard, we believe in
stopping the minister from informing the Prime Minister.”
Bernard: “But
why?”
Sir Humphrey:
“Because once the Prime Minister knows, there will have to be an enquiry, like
Watergate. The investigation of a trivial break-in led to one ghastly
revelation after another and finally the downfall of a president. The golden
rule is don't lift lids off cans of worms. Everything is connected to
everything else. Who said that?”
Bernard: “The Cabinet
Secretary?”
Sir Humphrey:
“Nearly right. Actually, it was Lenin.” —Yes, Minister, Season 3,
Episode 6, “The Whisky Priest,” original air date Dec. 16, 1982,
teleplay by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, directed by Peter Whitmore
These days, the Trump Administration is well past the
“golden rule” propounded by Sir Humphrey, let alone Jesus Christ. As he looks
around the fast-developing wreckage of the Epstein scandal, the President must
wonder, “How did I ever get into this mess?”
So now, the Orange Menace is resorting to what may be
thought of as his 3D Defense. You know: Deny, Distract, Delay, then
repeat, till events break your way.
It’s worked before. Let’s see if the old Trump Voodoo
gets him out of this latest doo-doo. With Congress closing sooner this week (courtesy
of House Speaker Mike Johnson), anything can happen.
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