Politics is a crapshoot these days.. what could possibly go wrong? ;-}
Politics is a crap shoot every day. Honest men usually stay away from it. Many years ago, there was a Texas state senior who was able and honest. People tried and tried to get him to run for governor,and he would have won. Able, honest, articulate and charming in a very un-johnson way. He refused. Told a friend on mine that he hated to offend by turning away bribes. And they came every day, subtly and openly. Finally he quit and got rich through his law practice. His son, I hear, is just like him. Never ran for office.