Paul Martin Simon
Editor-publisher of the Troy Tribune: 1948-1951
Army Counterintelligence Corps: 1951-1953
(saw some harrowing stuff in Korea, decided to cope through a newfound love of guitar)
Carbondale, Illinois area local folk musician: 1953-1957
Session musician: 1957-1964
Songwriter...
Dubya's a better man than me. It would've taken every fiber in my being not to yell "I did as well as you, who got this far because you played second fiddle to a dementia patient for eight years and had Atwater carry your ass to the finish line."
Bob Gates, Porter Goss, Robert Mueller, David Petraeus, Scooter Libby if you want to get funky, Tommy Franks, Stanley McChrystal, John McCain if he stayed in the military