re: #312 Floral Giraffe

Liars & cheaters, seem to go with the mind set of our politicians, these days.
It’s unfortunate.
So, how do we change the politicians job, to attract honest folks?

Not to be depressing, but are we sure some of these politicians didn’t start as honest folks?

Being elected is a basic transformation of social standing, economic opportunity, self-image: with that opening of options, I don’t wonder if a lot of people waver. I mean, most psychological traits bandied about aren’t nearly as stable and generalized as we’d like to believe, and I’d imagine that the positional change of having all that power would be transformative.

If I could figure out an experimental model, I’d try and get a grant to study this. Unfortunately, the rich and powerful generally don’t fund social science studies that scrutinize them.

re: #342 thedopefishlives

I dunno. Properly roasted troll buttocks is quite a delicacy around here. Too bad I missed all the action; I’ve been looking to test some new spice mixes.

I’m not likely to engage in savage, ugly partisanship over politics, but my bias towards Hebrew National franks is unyielding and fanatical.

Coming from an anthropological background, though, I will of course try the local delicacies.