What friends are for

No cardboard cutout, that Sen. Vince Fumo.

Uh-uh. All flesh and blood.

Just read his e-mail to an associate extolling the virtues of friendship. It was among a number of messages unearthed by the FBI as it probes the powerful Philadelphia senator's comings and goings.

As reported by Tom Ferrick on Poliblog, it began as follows:

FRIENDS are supposed
to help FRIENDS!!!
Not give them that kind of
bullshit!!!

There's a wealth of recommendations about what "friends don't" do or should do, of course. Google offers a sampling here.

One headline from this list stands out: "Friends Don't Let Friends Forward Inane Email"