"We're dishonest because we have to be, the truth isn't very palatable to the common man. You should probably get to know me a bit more before this, hmm...?" After spending months in her presence reveling in the distorting of truth, this was the first time she'd ever gotten a human glimpse at his real opinions. No doubt, she thought him morally bankrupt to the core, and maybe that was even true. "I believe in god, but I only attend church to satisfy that bulletpoint on the checklist of electibility. I don't really give<em>a fuck</em>about abortion or gay marria -- well, anything. And Barack Obama is a Centrist, not a Socialist."<br/><br/>"Political discourse is a goddamn mockery in this country, but like any other tradition, you just have to play along. We bow our head and sing the national anthem at every baseball game out of habit, not love for our country." He rubbed his hand over his forehead and let out a sigh while staring at the ground. Sometimes it was good to vent. "And I express my love for this country in advancing policies that I think are good for it and its people; just like the Democrats do. And I'd be more willing to reach across the aisle, as that trite cliche goes, if my base wouldn't crucify me for it."<br/><br/>"So that's where we're at." He shot her a small grin and peeked up at her from staring at the floor, "Everybody plays the game to get somewhere so they can make a difference. As for what you wear, I don't much care about that either, because we both know that whatever it is, I'm hoping to get you out of it ultimately anyway -- I leave it up to you to decide how hard you're going to make that on me, and trust me, just because I have aspirations doesn't mean I can't accept when they're impossible."<br/><br/>"I've been slowly acclimating myself to disappointment, after all... Every man and woman of my profession thinks they'll be President some day, yet there's one seat open there and a hundred senators. Most of us spend more time writing concession speeches than picking out drapes in the oval office."