No painting is perfect, or so they say. That is probably true with leadership also. We often view our politicians in a negative light because, most of the time, they reveal themselves to be less than admirable individuals.
But that begs the question. Are all politicians terrible people, or are my expectations too lofty a goal? I think that most of the time, most politicians are good, decent people. I think being human, they make mistakes. Furthermore, I think that being leaders don't admit to mistakes often or ever. The ego that it took to become a high level politician won't allow them to admit wrong doing. When the mistakes include inhuman activity, that's when you have to question the institute that allowed it to become toxic in the first place.
JFK JR, our current health secretary, is doing some truly monumental changes that will absolutely lead to better health in children's food. There are way too many chemicals in our over processed foods. That's a good thing. He also goes down unproven rabbit holes regarding vaccines. That's not such a good thing. You have to always challenge science, yes. But you also can not ignore existing proven science just because you feel its voodoo.
Trump is the same boat for me. I don't want waste in government spending but I think you could do better finding out why our money dissapears or sent over seas before you cut safety nets for the needy.
I get it that my politicans are not perfect. The problem is they are also not humble enough to admit errors and work for the people instead of for themselves. Five digit salaries should never translate to millions in salaries just becasue you have a congressional seat.
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