Nutter nailed it. We expect our leaders to be either paragons of wisdom and virtue or 'just plain folks'; there doesn't seem to be a middle ground.
Once, just once, I'd like to hear a candidate say something like, 'I'm honest in my policies - the campaign on which I run is also the campaign on which I'll govern. But make no mistake - I'm going to steal from you. Not a lot, of course, and not all the time. But I will steal enough to line my pockets and the pockets of my friends. That being said, I will also make sure that there's enough left in the kitty to pay the teachers, fix the roads, and have the garbage collected.'
That's someone I could vote for without ruining my sleep.
Boru
Once, just once, I'd like to hear a candidate say something like, 'I'm honest in my policies - the campaign on which I run is also the campaign on which I'll govern. But make no mistake - I'm going to steal from you. Not a lot, of course, and not all the time. But I will steal enough to line my pockets and the pockets of my friends. That being said, I will also make sure that there's enough left in the kitty to pay the teachers, fix the roads, and have the garbage collected.'
That's someone I could vote for without ruining my sleep.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
