Oh, it's all theatrical. Politics is all theater these days.

[bemildred]

I particularly delight in those moments when the "leaders" notice the led are not following and they have to scurry to get back in front. Like when we are informed that they are really going to reform the government this time, or stop wasting money, or stop meddling overseas to distract us from the shitty way they run the place here at home, or get the money out of politics, or curb the corporations excesses.