Letterman style Top Ten lessons from Bonusgate

With apologies to David Letterman, here are the top 10 lessons to learn from “Bonusgate.”

10) Next time you have taxpayer money to throw around, use it to help a Democrat get elected attorney general.

9) Big Brother is watching -- make sure you realize that before you hit send.

8) Don’t give some people big bonuses and others small and then let them know it was small. They will rat you out.

7) Don’t leave paper trails on computers. Hand-written notes are much less likely to be retrieved.

6) Reform, I will give you reform. Next time I am keeping all the cash for myself.

5) Don't give a bonus to your mistress, even if she is special.
4) Shred everything, and do it yourself. Don't give it to someone who might have a moral compass.

3) Have big contributors and gambling interest pass out the cash directly so the ties cannot be made as easily.

2) Keep your XXXXX, XXXX, XXX, XX, X chart on paper and not on a state computer.

1) Mike Manzo, you hit the lottery only once -- cheating on Rachel is just greedy.

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