Chapter 469

“My husband has volunteered to travel up to the Hill and utilize his unique negotiating skills to prevent this from happening. I have no doubt he would be successful, but at what cost? My term would remain extremely contentious, and Steve would be working constantly just to keep me in office, never mind passing any useful legislation.

“I don’t want that for Steve, I don’t want it for me, and I don’t want it for America. Congress will do everything in its power to render me ineffective. They’ve been doing that almost from the day I took office. We, Steve and I, feel that our country, our company, and all of us in this room will be better served by my returning to private life.

“We want to spend more time with our kids, our friends and relatives. We want to make more movies and music. I want to return to my medical practice, and I think Steve would like to join Jared in playing for the Spartans. But primarily we need to explore this whole Queen of Peace thing and find wa