~Today we welcome Mary Whitney, Author of A Political Affair~
After this bitter election, the one thing I think everyone can agree on is
to thank god it's over! If we're lucky, it will be another eighteen months
before we begin the next round of nasty television and radio ads.
Personally, I'm just happy to be able to answer my phone again.
It's hard to see anything romantic about politics. Mud doesn't make anyone
look or smell good. Even when we're out of the nasty election cycle, if we
do hear of romance in politics, it isn't sweet at all. It's usually
something tawdry, where more often than not, innocent families are hurt
because of a politician's hubris.
Yet we're all easily drawn to elected officials-even those we don't agree
with on the issues. We see beyond our differences with some because they're
charismatic, funny, and passionate, and occasionally good looking. Kennedy
and Reagan are two who usually come to mind.
So why do politicians end up in sex scandals more than your average person?
The simple answer is that they don't get out much, plus they're so
egotistical they think they get away with anything. Many of them spend most
of their time with their staff rather than their family or friends. They're
idolized and don't socialize like normal people. So in the tight quarters of
an office with staff who would go through fire for you, passions can flare.
Despite all of that, I love politics, and I relish a good scandal. In
writing A Political Affair, I wondered what would happen if the affair was
actually a well-intentioned one. What if the pair truly loved one another?
How could they get around their situation and actually grow a relationship?
And how would the public react once it was disclosed in the middle of an
election? I hope I've drawn a story that plays that out, while poking fun at
the political world. After all, making fun of politicians is always good
time, and they definitely deserve it!
~Mary Whitney~
~About Mary Whitney~
Even before she graduated from law school, Mary knew she wasn’t cut out to be a real lawyer. Drawn to politics, she’s spent her career as an organizer, lobbyist, and nonprofit executive. Nothing piques her interest more than a good political scandal or romance, and when she stumbled upon writing, she put the two together. A born Midwesterner, naturalized Texan, and transient resident of Washington, D.C., Mary now lives in Northern California with her two daughters and real lawyer husband.
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