John Cusack plays Jackson Curtis, a limo driver and divorced father who sees his two kids (Liam James and Morgan Lily) regularly. His ex-wife (Amanda Peet) has settled down with Gordon (Tom McCarthy).

When the House of Representatives decided in favor of John Quincy Adams, Jackson thundered that he was the victim of a "corrupt bargain" between Adams and Henry Clay.

Before I lost, I had been invited by Governor John Evans to speak at the Idaho Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner.