“They all said I had to change the President. They said it was too far-fetched – They told me in no uncertain terms – Americans would never elect a person like that!”

“Really?”

“And?

“I refused to do it!”

“Really…”

“Absolutely… I loved him too much!

“And?”

“And that was that!… Stalemate!… End of story!”

Max wasn’t quite finished with it.

“It’s a pity Dave… It would have been sitting there… a brilliant contrast to what’s happening now (which some may consider a little boring). And you could have had that other thing that everyone seems to crave, the thing that money can’t buy!”

“Oh yeah…And what’s that?”

“Fame!”

David Brown turned away –

“Who cares?…” He said, throwing his hands in the air as if chucking it all away again. “I actually think I did better without it!”