The weak link is the voters.

We continue to elect charismatic fools (and sometimes charismatic criminals) because we're charmed, or scared, or bewildered, or just too damned tired to care.

Until that stops, there's really no justification for expecting anything rational to come from our leadership.

Not all that charismatic, more like empty social climbers.

Especially the unethical and downright criminals, who put all their effort into putting on a fake legitimate facade.