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MY GUESTBOOK
�Probably not,� I said.
�Then won�t Josh need someone like you to help him put the smack-down to Congress?� Sara asked. �You know that there are things you want to fix about this country and, as much as I love your idealism, you�re not going to be able to do that by being a corporate lawyer. As Deputy Chief of Staff you�ll be able to affect changes. Maybe not all the ones you want, but some, and some is better than the none you�re going to get done right now, right?�
�Sara, don�t try to guilt me. Please,� I begged.
�I�m just saying that you�ll be more powerful as Deputy Chief than you could ever hope to be as a partner in a law firm,� Sara said innocently.
Unfortunately that was a fact that had been made clear to me. It seemed that every step forward that I had convinced the firm to make was suddenly so insignificant that I was questioning my decision to leave politics.
Ironically it was the same way I�d felt three years ago when I started questioning why I had left law.
Crises of faith were never fun. They�re called crises for a reason, after all.
�Tracey said when she called me that you were taking some time off,� Sara said.
�I promised Josh I�d help with the Inaugural Address. I�m going to have to spend some time in DC. I don�t know enough about Santos to write for him,� I said.
�How long?�
�I was thinking ten weeks,� I said.
Sara tilted her head to the side. �Ten weeks would take you to the end of January� the Inauguration is January twentieth� so basically you�re going to help Josh with the Transition,� Sara said.
�I�ve never seen him look that bad,� I said. �The combination of the campaign, the transition, and Leo� he�s barely holding on by a thread. It�s� honestly it�s scaring me a little.�
�Then you need to fly to DC as soon as you can,� Sara said decisively. �I know you feel bad that you couldn�t make it back for Leo�s funeral. Josh needed you then, but it seems like he needs you now more than ever. And I think� I think that you need your friends right now, too. So go back to your office, get Tracey to clear your day and set your vacation time. I�ll take a long lunch and go back to the apartment to pack you a bag. I�m sure you can stay with Josh or get a hotel room once you get there but if you think I should I can call ahead and book you a room somewhere, maybe close to the White House.�