I learned that politicians are not supposed to help people. They simply listen to people, nod their heads painfully, commiserate at proper intervals,… - Pat Conroy

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I learned that politicians are not supposed to help people. They simply listen to people, nod their heads painfully, commiserate at proper intervals, promise to do all they can, and then do nothing. It was very instructive. I could probably have enlisted more action from a bleached jellyfish washed ashore in a seasonal storm.