How funny! Now I’m really going to have to see that movie.

The inspiration for this story truly wasn’t politics, but a few minutes into the writing I could see how it was running parallel with our current society. I think that’s the real problem here. It’s a societal problem. It goes far beyond the president. He’s merely the spokesperson at the top. The president is a fascinating creature for study. He is oddly interesting, baffling and cringe worthy. It’s strange times. I shake my head at the TV a lot these days.

Personally, I find congress and the media far more concerning than anyone sitting in the president’s chair. And it’s society that maintains the current dynamic of congress. At some point the people will no longer tolerate politics as usual and will change the composition of congress. When that happens, the United States will change. I’m not sure I’ll live to see it, but we are headed in that direction.

As a follow up to my story, about 8 hours after publishing it and sending a link to the neighbors depicted in the story, the residents of our building got an email from them. The email communicated construction timelines, promised no more construction on weekends and promised more consideration to the lives of neighbors. We’ll see.