I 'feel' ickier after listening to political figures than I do car salesmen and I can't even cope w/them, lol.  The mindset.  It's the gov mindset: patronizing as hell detailing ways of gov 'listening' but then they go behind closed doors and hoot and laugh out loud over our shared hopes and dreams.  Yeah.  No.  They have their mindset..but there's a way to do it so there's no trouble.  They are 'elected' officials you know.  I think power must be like a major narcotic.  Think?