So we were doomed before we even got started...
These are not smart people with good ideas. They are policy makers elected for their ability to read a constituency, play to an issue and perform a speech. They are the worst kinds of leaches on society: Legacies elected less for their personal attributes and more for their “name recognition” or because of who their father was; career politicians who have spent the smallest portion (or none) of their careers in the private sector.