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Originally Posted by finnbow
Politics is about the acquisition and maintenance of power, often done by rewarding your supporters and punishing your enemies. It's no secret that most politicians are far more concerned about their next election than the country at large, though I think it's worse in the House than anywhere else due to their short terms.
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Yeah, but there are times when a leader needs to step up, get above the
election calculus, speak straight and stern to even his partisan constituents.
The country has lost important characteristics of good governance, by the
excessive pandering to the lobby for illegals.