Cannoneer,

TIME: The War Cannot Be Lost!

People will just help themselves to the credit. If it’s convenient to take, they’ll take it because they can. What’s really disturbing is the spectacle of politicians of all stripes — including their claques in the media — operating according to the principle “what are we in power for?” This is where the mask drops and all pretense of reason vanishes.

The only way to set things straight is by applying the licit sanctions. Voting the offenders out of office; jailing the criminal; and bankrupting their mouthpieces. Some of that is already happening, though in the nature of things, dealing with bad politicians is like playing Space Invaders. The more you zap the more they come. Still, everyone plays simply because they have to and in the vague hope that maybe, just maybe, they can beat the game.