While we admit that research is not complete, we have paid careful daily attention to CNN and PBS, and have read the weekly news magazines (those in English), and it appears that the people in all parts of the world are quite unhappy with their elected officials. In the U.S., of course, the polls come out regularly, and the members of the Congress are found disrespected at the same level as used car salesmen. Elsewhere, in England Tony Blair has fallen in esteem, and in Germany, India, and the broad globe, whoever is running things is not getting good reviews. Today, we do not disagree with the popular wisdom, we inquire once more why anyone in a democracy should put up with, say, Tom DeLay. To ask it crisply: Why?

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