Are We Getting The Leaders We Deserve?

[Pacifist Patriot]

I remember the Gary Hart scandal, but like almost everyone else paid little to no attention to the press conference and its implications.

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/are-we-getting-the-leaders-1397064998158390.html

"...And so we systematically created a process perfectly suited to a manipulative, reality-TV performer like Trump (or Sarah Palin before him) — and just as hostile to a guy like John Kasich, who talks about governing as complicated work. We spend half of any given debate talking about poll numbers and strategies, mean tweets and sordid allegations, because the game of politics is so much more alluring than the practice of statecraft...."

That last sentence makes me want to cry and sums up my concerns for our country quite well.

[saturnsring]

1. because the game of politics is so much more alluring than the practice of statecraft...."