"If you had an opinion on that, I doubt you'd share it with me," he said straightforwardly as he filled the bottle and screwed the top back on. "And is someone always listening, Ms. Wasserbach. I realize that your position is concerned purely with keeping the Senator alive, but mine is to keep her employed. I'll ask you to respect that. Again."
He took his seat with a heavy sort of motion and looked calmly at Ms. Wasserbach. "I think it was a complete cock-up but I'm fairly sure they'll all say yes. Sturbridge will convince the younger ones and O'Hare will have scared the rest into consolidation. Besides - 2 weeks into legitimacy will have them running for some measure of stability. I think that was part of the reason the Senator went young rather than established."