Are they all on drugs?

Yesterday I heard Jack Straw insisting that there was no civil war in Iraq. This is just another example of the absurdity of politicians. Don't they realise nobody takes them seriously anymore. They seem to see the world in a completely different way from the rest of us. So we see daily attacks in Iraq by (we assume) Iraqis on Iraqis and to most of us that would suggest a civil war. But oh no, not to the politicians. They see something entirely different. Maybe they are all on drugs.

It's the same here on a local level. I know some of the local councillors and they are constantly telling me that what I see with my own eyes is not technically the truth. If you complain about the traffic, they will tell you it is better than it used to be. If you say the schools are oversubscribed, they tell you that technically that is not the truth. When you complain about the demolition of beautiful buildings, they will reel off a list of beautiful buildings they have not destroyed. It is all very confusing.

This 'politic-speak' is very weird and I am now convinced they all live in some different reality to the rest of us. Well as far as I am concerned that's fine. I don't want to be part of their world. But why are they always trying to encroach on my world?. Leave me alone and for God's sake don't expect me to take any of them seriously!. Maybe a few honourable exceptions but most of them are a complete joke and should be treated as such. When they make speeches, maybe we should all roar with laughter as if they were comedians. They would have no idea how to react.