Quote Originally Posted by GreenfieldBison View Post
In actuality the world we live in is quite gray. Every four years we hold this contest for the top public job in the land and various contestants puff out their chests and blather on about how, once elected, they will correct this injustice or that one. Eventually a first timer wins and on the very next January 20th (or 21st) assumes the mantle of power. Then, he/she gets to read the PDB for the very first time. It must be quite sobering.
Three of the last 4 were sober long before they ever saw a daily brief.