> and that we may not hope for more, but why is that so? When even the man > in the street displays a degree of integrity and good sense, why do our > chosen leaders behave like such scoundrels?
To address an earlier point in the discussion - I am really not sure this point is true. I do think that (to some extent) a certain kind of personality is drawn to becoming a politician. But for the most part I don't think politicians are any more (or less) fallible than the man on the street - I think the man on the street would respond in the same way, by and large, if he were in the politician's seat..(honourable exceptions in all categories of course). Badri PS - I am not really a big fan of term limits - it tends to discourage "ownership" of problems and encourages a "let's get everything I can, while I can" mentality.
