Dan, I commend you for rejecting what was, in fact, a bribe to a politician. It doesn’t matter what you call it, it was still a bribe. That takes the integrity that have always possessed and I admire you for picking up the pieces of your life and starting over. I am happy to call you my friend.
Shame on the “other guy” for his blackmail tactics. A zebra can’t change its stripes and he has proved what an unsavory character he is.
Patsy