Dear A. Don:

Here is a photo of Spencer Price, a physician and officer in the Georgia Army National Guard. He’s the one your organization is suing because he couldn’t pay back a loan he arranged with you to start his own medical practice. Why couldn’t he do so? Yup, he was in Iraq. That, in case you were wondering, is not the town adjacent to Cairo, Georgia. In truth, it’s located on the other side of the planet. Here’s a link to help you figure it out.

I just read the whole sordid story from this posting that my colleague Erick posted below on this website. It was indeed, as he said, “un-freaking-believable.” And it led me to an important and meaningful conclusion about you:

A. Don Faulk, President and CEO of the Medical Center of Central Georgia, you are a bas****.

Yup, you have truly earned that moniker. While Dr. Price is helping to defend freedom and push back the walls of oppression, you have chosen to take him to task for a failure which he had no control over. Oh, that’s right, he had a choice in enlisting to serve his state and nation, right?

That’s fine, because you are still a bas****. I hope all your friends on LinkedIn send you a message through your account to tell you their thoughts about this situation, too! Best wishes.

[UPDATE 21 NOV 2008] Okay, A. Don, maybe you’re not the bas**** I thought you were.