realistic fiction

listened to her detail the finer points of each of the presidents, i began to wish that there had only been one president in office the last 52 years... she didn't delve into details about the main events happening during each presidency, just the leadership qualities, or lack of leadership qualities, each president possessed.

... then this one came to office, and he was good because he was from the midwest and he understood what the country needed...

...then this one came in, he went to college nearby and then moved to california, he was terrific...

...they never should have elected this one...

that i didn't agree with a word she said was not the reason i wished for her silence, it was more that i was tired and ready to leave the dinner and get on with my own plans. disagreements can be enlivening, provided that each person is given opportunity to voice an opinion, but this one was not worth the loss of time it would have cost me to argue.