They, many of them, have been climbing the job ladder in just this way. Notice how the rig-raff and garbage rises to the top and clogs up in an eddy.

Here’s how. Make a semblance of effort, bail before results become apparent, then blame the system, the constituents, or the media. Whatever — it’s politics sunk to the lowest rung of effectiveness.

We are not fooled. Not for a minute.