社評0217 友情永固的柯克郡長應聘為法律顧問

友情永固的柯克郡長應聘為法律顧問

在國際區敗選的前郡長柯克我們日前又在中國城晚餐，品嗜北京烤鴨及中國美味，我也只有說，勝敗仍兵家常事。

我們和柯克郡長之結識只有一年多，他是被民主黨佔多數的赫里斯郡把他的選區從北邊劃到了西南區，包括國際區在內，由于選民結構之改變，使他的選戰打起來特別吃力，不料他八年任期後只有交出權力。

就在去年十月，在他七十五萬美元資助下，在我們區內建造一座中式涼亭，並且已開始建造，預計今年底竣工，可惜剪綵的人已經不是他了。

柯克是忠誠的共和黨人，曾経做過二十二年的地方法官，八年的郡長，他和許多人不太一樣的是酷愛中國菜，更有許多華人朋友，包括他早年雇用的法律助理也是華人女律師。

在那天的聚餐會上，我們談了許多關于國際區未來之發展，他仍然十分奮亢地支持我們社區建造一個和諧之社會。

我也當㘯聘請他為我們的法律顧問，他也欣然接受，柯克先生已経在政界服務了三十年，他告訴我，沒有選上他唯一的好處是職業律師可以賺到更多的錢，並和家人相處之時間增多了。

Our Dear Friend Commissioner Cagle Is Now Our Attorney

We had a Beijing duck dinner with Commissioner Cagle after he lost the election. We tried to comfort him by saying that, "To win or lose is still not unusual."
I personally knew Commissioner Cagle not more than one year ago because of the redistricting of the County. His district changed to include the International District. For a Republican, that made it more difficult for him in this part of county and in last November's election he lost the seat.
Just last August, Cagle approved the building of an Asian style pavilion in our district. It is still expected to be completed within a year. Unfortunately, he will not be the person who will cut the ribbon when the structure is opened.
Cagle is a Republican. He served as a Judge for 22 years and as a Harris County Commissioner for 8 years. He has so many Chinese Asian friends, including his assistant who was a female Chinese American lawyer.
In our meeting Cagle said that he is still very concerned about our community and told me he is going to continue to support us.
We decided to hire him as our attorney. He readily accepted our offer. I joked with him that from now on, we will need his protection.
Cagle told me that even though he lost the election, he is now making more money and has more time with his family.