Leslie Knope: [groans] Ron. That sucked today. I'm sorry. There's no other way to say it.
Ron Swanson: They're a bunch of career bureaucrats. What did you think they were gonna say to you?
Leslie Knope: "Leslie, you are the next link in a wonderful chain that stretches back to when our town was founded. and we believe in you, and we support you, and we'll be following your career. You are the chosen one." Or something.
Ron Swanson: Well, okay, so that was the problem.