"Stick with your Senate committee job, instead. You’re a clever guy, and I think maybe you could accomplish something in Washington. I’ve seen you run those hopeless goofballs in your krewe like they were a crack army, so I just know you could handle a Senate committee. And something’s just gotta get done ." Fontenot looked at Oscar with genuine pain. "America has lost it. We can’t get a grip. Goddammit, just look at all this ! Our country’s up on blocks."