as one ages, one becomes more realistic


	as one ages, one becomes more realistic

Lexica

7-1-2008 1:10 PM

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politics, cynicism, realism

Lexica says:

I've been voting for 20 years, and have come to realize that EVERY politician will be a disappointment. I no longer hope for the perfect representative, just for the least bad.

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