Putting politicians to the smell test.

I’m not sure that any country can be great. Which means, I don’t give credence to polls asking people to single out the ‘greatest country in the world.’  Thing is, countries are run by politicians. And politicians, as a group, are inherently bad. Oh, there may be a decent politician or two. But eventually they succumb to the pressure of politics. And end up playing politics. More or less selling their souls. To the devil. Maybe that’s merely my cynical point of view.  In America, even our most revered presidents were politicians. It’s like a politician is a politician is a politicians. A politician can’t be a rose. At least, a rose has a nice scent. Politicians stink. One can tell the difference. With one's nose. –Jim Broede