There may be honor among thieves, but there’s none in politicians. — Lawrence of Arabia

 

There are very few politicians I trust, and they’re usually the ones that haven’t been doing it for very long and don’t seem to have ambitions to longevity in their position or elevation to something else.  One election cycle, they can be the white knight, trying to burn down the rotting hulk of established regimes, and the next, they’re part of the regime.  It seems that the longer they hold onto power, then the more power holds onto them.

What we need are people who want to serve, but not to be served.  People who feel a duty to the nation, not a will to power.  Where we can find people like this, who are willing to put themselves and their families through the meat grinder of an election, is the real question.