The wit and wisdom of Russell C. Gallo

The first in a series of reflections on the statements that Russell Gallo, Republican State Committee Member, District Leader and Member of the Brooklyn GOP Executive Committee,  and "President" of the "Official" Brooklyn Young Republicans might be heard to say into the blogosphere on blog-talk radio,  post on this, that or the other blog, twitter to his "friends", whisper in very guarded circumstances to his confederates or otherwise express so as to come to my attention

Item first: Yesterday (20 Jan) Mr. Gallo made this tweet to some of his  friends in the twitterverse,  "Russell C. Gallo@RussGallo ....  I like bipartisanship! The republicans and conservatives shud [sic] always work together!" 

This is a brilliant example of both Russell's wit and wisdom ( Please don't  confuse Mr. Gallo's first name with  Bertrand's very last [The Right Honourable The Earl Russell], since this post is completely about Mr. Gallo and his comment ).

In addition to the superficial witticism about bipartisanship having something to do with the Conservatives  rather than the Democrats, Mr Gallo's apparent little bit of whimsy truly rises to an entirely different and more subtle  plane entirely.  You see, Russell Gallo is making an additional insiders' joke to his closest "Young Republican" friends as well as to one of his closest friends and allies inside the Brooklyn GOP hierarchy. Gallo is speaking to these friends with literal irony.  Since he is speaking among his "Young Republican" and other insider brethren, his ironic statement is in effect a charge that the Conservative Party in Brooklyn and elsewhere  does not "always work together" with Republicans. Of course, since his remarks lack dramatic irony, he is practicing an art much as a  court jester might, using the well-known opposite meaning of his words both for humor and to escape any condemnation for disloyalty.

We have it on good authority that Gallo and company are intensely jealous of the influence,  prestige and patronage enjoyed by the Conservatives. This little bit of word play by Gallo: "...  I like bipartisanship! The republicans and conservatives shud [sic] always work together..."  only confirms what many already know.  In addition to demonstrating a proper and virtuous level of pro-Republican partisanship, it bespeaks both sharp humor and keen insight  by good old RG.