Ouch My Head Hurts!

People lie

That people lie should not come as a surprise to anyone. After all, everyone reading this has lied about something, at some point. I'm not talking about telling a fib when you were a kid. I'm talking about adult lying.

Now some people lie on a regular basis (politicians, reporters, bureaucrats, lawyers, salesmen....). Heck, in some professions, lying is part of the job description. The surprising thing is how much people lie to themselves. The really disturbing thing is how much self deception occurs among people in positions of authority.

Supervisors, CEO's and presidents tend to have people suck up to them. After all, if you want a raise or promotion, kissing up to the boss is a good strategy. What I've noticed is that people in lofty positions tend to start out with big egos, and that the fawning of sycophants seem to inflate things even bigger.

Now the President of the United States of America is one of the most powerful positions in the country. You don't end up in the White House by accident. A president has sold his soul and clawed his way up because he wants it really bad. Heck, he believes the country needs HIM! So it should be no surprise that their egos are inflated a little bigger than most.

Lets look at some recent individuals with well endowed hubris: Roosevelt, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, Bush... You know, I'm having a hard time thinking of a president that doesn't belong on the list.

When they are finally called to task for their bad behavior they have one thing in common. They can't accept that they did anything improper. As the insider biographies get written years later they all have a common thread. The President didn't think he was doing anything wrong! Now it was pretty obvious to the majority of the public he behaved badly, but the president's ego is always so big that he can't admit his malfeasance.

I've come to the conclusion that a special prosecutor, from the other party, should be a permanent fixture. It could be setup like a supreme court appointment, with senate conformation hearings. Lets just start the investigation right after the inauguration. After all, if your already under investigation your less likely to do something stupid.

The first day in the Oval office would go like this: “Good morning Mr. President. Here is the hot line to Russia, here is the Nuclear attack codes and here is the man who will be inditing you and your staff for all the stupid and immoral things you do. By the way, the bathroom is through the green door and to the left.”