| From an NYT Week in Review article on politicians' misbehavior:
Rick Wilson, a Republican consultant based in Florida who has worked for Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor, and Katherine Harris, the former Florida congresswoman, among others, said that most states have their own expressions for the circumstances under which open secrets stay secret. In Florida, he said, it’s the "Three County Rule" — no girlfriends within three counties of your home district. In New York, it’s the "Bear Mountain Compact" — nobody talks about what politicians do with their free time once they’ve crossed the Bear Mountain Bridge en route to Albany from points south.
I wonder if there are different terms for it for politicians arriving from the north, west, or east. Somehow I doubt it's only downstate politicians who would misbehave - seems statistically unlikely! |
