His name is Scott Richards. She met him on the Hill, the only place she ever goes or is, and they had argued for hours. Scott Richards, in addition to being precisely six feet tall and criminally handsome, is the chief of staff for Oregon’s Republican senator. Naturally they had much to argue about ( Read more... )

It had been awhile since Martha had seen James - a name she was still getting used to calling him. They had both been busy, she with her usual senatorial duties and he with the pressures of being one of the Oceanic 6. It was no surprise that when the opportunity to get together presented itself, they both jumped at it ( Read more... )

Martha had been following the tragedy of Oceanic Flight 815 since its mysterious disappearance, and along with several of her colleagues in the Senate, had attempted to investigate. Of course, they had no idea what they were dealing with.

Now with the return of the Oceanic 6, things seemed to make even less sense than before. As much as she wanted ( Read more... )

Her car is in the shop again. Lois drives her home from work, after a quick stop for groceries. It’s after dark and the boys will be waiting ( Read more... )

Her communications director was forever advising her against speaking at engagements like this. “Stick to the voters,” he would say. “Stick to your constituents.” And though Martha could see the benefits to something like that, she was a U.S. Senator now. She had a much, much wider audience than she had in Kansas and she was determined to reach ( Read more... )

When she asked for advice on the subject of dating, she had been told "practice makes perfect."

This seemed true enough, and would have worked fine if Martha wasn't too skiddish to go out and find someone to practice with. Instead, she has turned to her fellow senator from Kansas, who in the last year or so has proven to be perhaps her only true ( Read more... )

If Sarah Palin can? I can. Yeeeesh.

Must get better at dating. Help?

Martha Kent had a feeling she wasn’t in Kansas anymore ( Read more... )

Tired of exchanging charm for votes.