Well, his name's really Bob. I think it's funny to call him Herbert. But I don't think he thinks it's that funny.

I...DIE...SO THAT...DEMOCRACY... MAY...LIVE.

Democracy is non-negotiable.

On a scale of one to ten, I'd say it's a "shut the fuck up and fix me".

It's like... Did you ever try to put a broken piece of glass back together? Even if the pieces fit, you can't make it whole again the way it was. But if you're clever, you can still use the pieces to make other useful things. Maybe even something wonderful, like a mosaic.