“‘Don’t watch what they say, watch what they do.’ Right, Reg?”
“That’s my boy, Syd. I’m sure that’s what our Donald’s message was to Vlad. He’s following up nicely. And I’ll say this for him.”
“Yes?”
“He’s not about to get distracted over, for example, useless debates over pronouns. Unlike, alas, us.”
“Or about getting people to work on terms and conditions consistent with the speed of business?”
“Short-staffed, are we?”
“Same as you, Reg.”
“True, alas. But when governments, facing bankruptcy, stop the handouts, and the little people get hungry enough, they’ll be back, and on our terms.”
“Spelled out in Russian?”
“Don’t be unworthy, Syd. Chinese.”