all politicians are dishonest, narcissistic egotists to some extent

[mathwhiz]

And presidential candidates are the most afflicted. You have to have those kind of personality traits to think only YOU are the best to lead a nation of 300 million. And politics is the art of compromise. You are going to have to lie and then flip flop to get elected and then govern.

The only question is whether a politicians egotism and narcissism is kept in check or if it devolves into self-destructive and dangerous behavior.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Hillary Clinton was the only one knocked for it here.

Of course she's arrogant! ALL serious presidential candidates are!

[emilyg]

2. Thank you.

I agree. ALL!

[cobalt1999]

3. Douglas Adams had in correct in his book.

"One of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them: To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem."

Douglas Adams