"It's interesting, isn't it?" Mitch asked, his voice much more pleasant when he wasn't the subject. Unless it was a speech before his speech, or the media -- which he couldn't really control -- Mitchell preferred to craft the narrative. He didn't like someone else doing it for them. Who knew, when they would say something they weren't supposed to?

"You can thank the Greeks, they kind of started it," he grinned, even so. "Nobody's ever tried anything different? Overthrowing anyone and establishing democracy?" no, that wasn't fair. "I mean, you have a council, so... it's not much of a chance, but it's something, right?"