Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:
They become not teachers and philosophers as they should me, but profiteers,
soulless scam artists, uninspired, obnoxious, toxic to society...
The politicians of today are not those of yester-millennium.
There's no option.
People like their Prime Minister or President to be exceptional; educated, moral and dynamic. In fact they are typically white, middle aged men running under a flag of convenience. Prime Minister Brown's regard of the working class is limited.