... talk is cheap for politicians, regardless of Party, Ideology or Other characteristics. It is populations that bear the cost - all too often an aggregiously high one.

if this is the best that democratic leaders can do, then we ought to be looking for a better system than that which we have now, because it isn't working.

Politics is a term derived from Latin and originally meaning citizen.

It seems that, today, the only connection of politics with citizens is their exploitation for the benefit of a very small and outlandishly privileged elite. One could be excused for not understanding how this is any different from feudalism.

Thank you, Lauren Elizabeth, for yet again, saying what ought to be obvious to any intelligent and disinterested person but seems to be either overlooked or ignored.

Take care. Stay safe. ☮️

roger hawcroft