I'd like to think that the problems with politicians, is they are normal people that want to help change the system, and then get corrupted by those already in the power. But I do wonder how many of them actually believe the party line they come out with, or how many convince themselves they are being truthful. You can blatantly see when someone is just spouting nonsense to try and justify the viewpoint the started out with, even after you've totally destroyed it.
I'd love it if they were forced to have stress meters in front of them when they talk; now that would be interesting.
And yet I have a conundrum at the minute; my daughters wants to go to university, and then go into politics. So do I support her, taking into account that I have a low opinion of most politicians.