Orchid Blues
““WELL, Ham, tell me something: what do you think of our current president of the United States, William Henry Lee?”Ham said nothing, but held his nose.Everybody smiled a little.“I guess you’ve got some support around here for that opinion,” Rawlings said.“I believe somebody took a shot at him during the campaign,” Ham said. “Pity he wasn’t a better shot.”“You think his opponent was the better man, then?”“Yes, but not much better.”“Who would you have preferred?”“George Wallace, maybe, but he wasn’t running, and anyway, he was a little too far to the left for my taste.”Rawlings seemed pleased with that assessment.“And what do you think of our present form of government?”“I think it was a great idea that got royally screwed up along the way, especially in the twentieth century.”“I can’t say I disagree with you,” Rawlings replied.Ham sipped his brandy.Mack Harston leaned forward in his chair. “Would you change things, if you could?”“Sure, but what could I do?”“Maybe more than you think.”“...I’d be interested in hearing about that,”MoreLess
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