Obama supporters have long been meeting in Asheville. Now they are going to open up headquarters. Last Thursday, I stumbled into a Hillary rally. I tried to stay far enough away to dissociate myself. I asked the man at the counter for a noisy hot chocolate. While I waited, I overheard the leaders saying, “Hillary is a Bee. That’s good, because Bee’s get things done.” It sounded like a plug for tyranny. I took my hot chocolate and left them to their freedom to assemble.

Bill Clinton was in town that Friday. I spent the evening chatting with my landlady.