Will the truth come out how this administration made blunder after blunder?

[aygart]

This isn't about Trumps Watergate. It is about these Governors who think it isn't going to hit them. How is your governors blunders working out? Didn't this moron just announce that the WWE is an essential business? That is like saying wh*rehouses are an essential business.   

And liquor stores

[Lurker]

This isn't about Trumps Watergate. It is about these Governors who think it isn't going to hit them. How is your governors blunders working out? Didn't this moron just announce that the WWE is an essential business? That is like saying wh*rehouses are an essential business.   

No governor thinks this won't hit them. They just think it's ok to risk lives for economic relief. The moron in charge of my state is looking at numbers. If the old people die, their kids don't vote in FL. But the big business who contribute to his campaign, they'll remember if he closed their businesses.

This is what you get when you have politicians making medical decisions.

[CountValentine]

This is what you get when you have politicians making medical decisions.

So now it has come down to the R's are putting businesses ahead of lives?

[Lurker]

I think there needs to be a national crisis team. If enough governors hit the red button, this team gets final say on all decisions. Make it 35 or 40 to avoid partisan endarounds. In theory, I like it, but just like all other government endeavors, it'll probably fail spectacularly.

[Lurker]

So now it has come down to the R's are putting businesses ahead of lives?

It comes down to politicians putting their campaign coffers ahead of lives. This isn't new, and it's never going away. Democrats, Republicans, Green Party, Independents, doesn't matter. You don't get a say unless you're elected, so you do whatever it takes to get elected.

[CountValentine]

...so you do whatever it takes to get elected.

That pretty cynical. You believe that for all power positions?
Be careful with your answer. 

[aygart]

That pretty cynical. You believe that for all power positions?
Be careful with your answer. 

[Lurker]

That pretty cynical. You believe that for all power positions?
Be careful with your answer. 

I believe it to be the rule rather than the exception. I also believe it becomes more prevalent in accordance with the power of the office.

[aygart]

I believe it to be the rule rather than the exception. I also believe it becomes more prevalent in accordance with the power of the office.

[Lurker]

That face tells me I pressed the wrong button and you're going to get your popcorn...

[CountValentine]

I believe it to be the rule rather than the exception. I also believe it becomes more prevalent in accordance with the power of the office.

So lets take a religious position of power like the Pope. I guess you think it is more likely to be the rule than the exception?
You get three guesses what my next question will be and the first two guesses don't count. 

[Lurker]

So lets take a religious position of power like the Pope. I guess you think it is more likely to be the rule than the exception?
You get three guesses what my next question will be and the first two guesses don't count. 

I don't know enough about the current power of the position to comment on that. I can say that historically, the position has not been impervious to corruption. And if you're going to lean towards positions in the Jewish communities, I'll say that those which are subject to election or re-election, have absolutely been corrupted in the past.

[CountValentine]

I don't know enough about the current power of the position to comment on that. I can say that historically, the position has not been impervious to corruption. And if you're going to lean towards positions in the Jewish communities, I'll say that those which are subject to election or re-election, have absolutely been corrupted in the past.

Man is not impervious to corruption. That is why anything that man touches becomes corrupt. If you are looking for something that is not corrupt then there is only one place to look and it is not on this earth. With that being said that does not mean that someone will say anything to get what they want.

Everyone likes to talk like politicians are a different human race. They are no different than any other human being. Just like in religion you have those that feel they are more pious we have the same thing when it comes to politicians.

[Lurker]

Man is not impervious to corruption. That is why anything that man touches becomes corrupt. If you are looking for something that is not corrupt then there is only one place to look and it is not on this earth. With that being said that does not mean that someone will say anything to get what they want.

Everyone likes to talk like politicians are a different human race. They are no different than any other human being. Just like in religion you have those that feel they are more pious we have the same thing when it comes to politicians.

This is conversation for another day, but I'll give the 10 cent response.

To start, there's a big difference between those who seek power and those who are revered enough to be anointed (so to speak).

Additionally, I agree that politicians are as human as the rest of us. Many individuals would do no better than corrupt politicians, if they were put in the same position and given the same access to opportunity. There are also many people who would be better in those positions of power, but never make it there. Some shun the opportunity to begin with, in order to avoid playing in the mud. There are also many who lose out during the process, because they won't play as dirty as their competition. Ultimately, I do not believe that the best representatives of humanity are found in public office, though there are some exceptions.

[S209]

This is conversation for another day, but I'll give the 10 cent response.

To start, there's a big difference between those who seek power and those who are revered enough to be anointed (so to speak).

Additionally, I agree that politicians are as human as the rest of us. Many individuals would do no better than corrupt politicians, if they were put in the same position and given the same access to opportunity. There are also many people who would be better in those positions of power, but never make it there. Some shun the opportunity to begin with, in order to avoid playing in the mud. There are also many who lose out during the process, because they won't play as dirty as their competition. Ultimately, I do not believe that the best representatives of humanity are found in public office, though there are some exceptions.

Steve Levitt and Steven Dubner make the very convincing argument that paying politicians very well and/or giving them cash incentives for implementing good long-term policy would raise the quality of our pool of politicians and therefore our policies at a relatively inexpensive price.