Candidates don't have to deal with reality. They talk about the wonderful things they can accomplish as if advocating them is the same as achieving them. They live in a world of political make-believe in which everything from reconciling conflicting interests to paying for costly programs is easy.
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Nationality: American Type: Journalist Born: 1963 |
“It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do.”
“Having lost people when they were young, you feel intimately acquainted with mortality, I guess. Though I procrastinate worse than anybody.”