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The main characters in the novel are two men, Jay and Ben. The novel consists of their dialogues in a hotel room in Washington, D.C., in May 2004. The story begins with Jay asking Ben to go to Jay's hotel room. From that conversation it is inferred that Jay is depressed: the women in his life have abandoned him; he has lost his job as a high school teacher and now works as a day laborer; he has declared bankruptcy; and spends his days reading blogs.
Jay explains to Ben that he has decided he must, "for the good of humankind", assassinate President George W. Bush, and then kill himself. Ben, who symbolizes American modern liberalism, spends his time trying to persuade Jay to cancel his "mission".
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