"We're not just solving the debt problem; we're making history."
On the other end of the line, Sanders let out a low grunt of understanding.
He got it.
Although there would surely be plenty of issues with the actual execution of the media campaign, Leo already had a successful track record. Replicating it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
"So, what about Moretti?" Sanders pressed. "That old stubborn codger isn't in it for the money; he's in it for the power. With your five hundred million, he'll be even more jealous. He'll do everything he can to seize control of that money, or simply prevent you from spending it."
"Moretti?"
Leo laughed.
"Senator, the reason Moretti was able to block my twenty-million-dollar budget was because that was existing capital from the city's finances."
"That was meat that was already in everyone's bowl."
