I can always tell when the mother in law's coming to stay; the mice throw themselves on the traps.
There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit.
But, you know, we have these entrenched entities - and I'm talking about both Republicans and Democrats - who believe that when you're elected to office, you become some kind of member of the aristocracy, and that anyone who challenges you is attacking you and is unpatriotic. This is foolishness.