Sam the Ghastly Arriviste

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Squatter

Eventually, having bled the Shire dry, banned pipeweed and put proper 1420 out of the reach of all but the super-rich, he can retire to his sun-kissed Valinorean tax-haven to avoid his own draconian financial policies, while playing on his connexion with the genuine hero Frodo to infiltrate polite Valinorean society and spread his faux-democratic poison there as well.

Don't forget that, having committed the Shire to supporting Arnor in a controversial and unpopular war on Bree, Sam attempted, prior to his lucrative retirement, to ingratiate himself with his subjects and carve his name out in Middle-earth history by initiating a "legacy tour", in which he attempted (unsuccessfully) to broker peace between Gondor and Khand, but which mainly consisted of appearing at parties, fairs and other light-hearted public gatherings to play the mandolin and tell a few jokes, in a painfully transparent attempt to bolster his reputation as a "Hobbit of the people".