Article: Campaign 'friends' will leave void

The whole night was just a big pain from the start. I was trying to relax and watch "The Family Guy," but Susan Collins kept storming into my living room. She wanted to tell me over and over how she voted this way on that issue and how she has always looked out for my well-being.Susan Collins loves me so.

I tuned her out soon enough but then Tom Allen was over trying to charm me with that gap-toothed smile. He really is dreamy, but the man just would not shut up about his plan for economic growth and job stability.

I sat in a daze, listening to Susan and Tom squabble about who liked me the best and who could do the most wonderful things for me. It's flattering, all of it, but when you're ...

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