To fully appreciate the letter I believe that some background information on "D" may be of use. As D mentioned in the letter, job stability has not been something he has had the pleasure of experiencing frequently. While we wish him the best in his new job at DHS (the organization is another joke in and of itself but we can discuss that later), there is a reason for this.
Case in point. Star Trek officially ended its run in recent years. In the past, trekkie enthusiasts have staged protests and prolonged the agony. However, recent efforts failed and the series faced extinction. D took a stand and decided to spearhead a lobbying effort on Capitol Hill to protest, hoping that some one would use their influence for the good of sci-fi freaks everywhere.
While his labors yielded no fruit, they did yield some attention. If I remember correctly, the title of the article about his efforts in the newspaper was entitled "Boldly Going Where No Lobbyist has Gone Before." Unfortunately, the article mentioned D's employer, who had not sanctioned the efforts and was not pleased with the association.
Needless to say, D was told to keep their name out of it at the threat of termination. While I'm sure he complied, he was let go in the following months. I'm no genius, but I think the two events may be connected somehow...
And this is an unrelated note, but in April of that year my family played an impressive April Fool's joke where they invited all the LDS singles in the area to a Star Trek party at my home, claiming that I was a fanatic, even signing the faux e-mail as Party Girl- in Klingon of course. Well, the 24 hour marathon party that would have boldly gone where no party has gone before... was not real and therefor not to be. However, that did not stop D from cancelling a dinner date with his future mother in law to attend. Ahhh, fond memories.
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