On Political Circuses
Politics are like a circus. Once in a while the owners invite us to perform in the show. But performing doesn't mean that we own the show. Less yet the circus. We're just part of the spectacle. Then we go home.
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.
Shakespeare, As You Like It.