Jeff sat with one eye on Congressman Wheezle, waiting to see what Congressman Wheezle's, and thus his own, response would be. Lenny looked up, incredulous. Buddy Youngblood said, delighted that somebody had expressed his point with such economy. A candidate has to look dependable, seem familiar, and be convenient. That is exactly how our system works.
Civilization is a history of substituting things for effort.
The American colonists didn't fight for the right to make their own laws. They fought for the right to pick somebody to do it for them. They fought for the political right to be consumers. Buddy Youngblood paused, moved by his own vision. And this is the cornerstone of that campaign, the idea that expresses it best.