[Garth Tater]

"Because they want power and will do and say anything to get it."

Don't forget the other half of the equation. There are rich and powerful people that want our leadership positions to be filled with that type of person. They have built a system that encourages  cream  scum to rise to the top and rise to the top it does.

[archy]

Don't forget the other half of the equation. There are rich and powerful people that want our leadership positions to be filled with that type of person. They have built a system that encourages cream scum to rise to the top and rise to the top it does.

Like it did in Finland in 1918, whem Finland's Socialist government announced that Finland was going to join with the new Russian Soviet Government by treaty, and there was nothing the Finnish people could do about it.

Actually, there WAS one thing the Finns could do, and they did it. Took 'em about four months.