Chapter 16: Author's Notes

This story was begun purely as a lark at a time when it looked like Hillary Clinton would be handed the Democratic nomination for President without a serious challenge in the primaries. When this story was finished, it looked like Bernie Sanders might actually give Hillary Clinton some competition. So if Clinton isn't the nominee in November 2016, then I will gratefully eat crow by leaving this story up.

President Chris Rock's inaugural speech in the story was an homage to and a reprise of a scene in his 2003 movie "Head of State." His satirical portrayal of the corrupt two-party system in the United States was uncanny for its accuracy.

Now that the story is over, let's imagine that it was a movie. Here's the music for the closing credits to give you a 1970s mood.

"San Francisco" by Scott McKenzie

"I Love the Flower Girl" by The Cowsills