Today's Trickster

At ease, folks.  This is my political statement for the semester.  Not only is the president dishonest and untrustworthy, about ninety percent of all politicians are in the same category.  I'm not bashing any certain political party but all political parties.

That being said, think about what politicians do to get elected.  They leave lucrative private employment for public positions?  They spend how much money in a campaign that pays what?  When is the last time you heard a politician answer a question without deflecting?  Most questions posed to a politician require a yes/no answer.  Five minutes into an explanation, you forget the question.  They play with words the way a barn cat plays with a captive mouse.  Always batting it around on the fringes, never actually providing that final killing blow.  The mouse tires, loses all energy, becomes stationary and is either then eaten or left to die.  The public is treated in much the same manner.  Always greeted with a warm smile and a handshake, but often overheard describing the dim-wits in this town or that.  Rarely do you see the true face of a politician and during those instances this does occur, the response of "I was misquoted" is hanging over our heads, expectantly, like a bucket of water propped upon a closed door.  Enough analogies.  Politicians are today's Trickster.  After all, it depends on what "is is."

Being a registered Republican and a former Nevadan, it is only fair to comment specifically on John Ensign.  Again, what is the definition of the words he uses?  Fluid and ever-changing.  That is the true language of the politician/trickster.  By the way, John Ensign is much the same as Bill Clinton.  A womanizer that cannot be honest while preaching honesty and integrity to the American public.  If this is not duplicative speech, a trait inherent in the Trickster, than we must still be chasing the white rabbit down his hole.