Principal of Thrice:This isn't fair! You know our orbital defenses were destroyed! We can't mount any sort of a defense in just ten minutes.
Petey:Yes, but those defenses were destroyed quite some time ago. Had you rebuild them then, instead of waiting we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Principal of Thrice:There were domestic needs! We had people to feed!
Petey:And an election to win.
Principal of Thrice:Well, yes. We can't accomplish anything if we're not the Party in power.
Petey:You're in power for another eight minutes. Let's see how much you get done.
