As an elected municipal official, I laugh at folks who say we're in this for the money. It's not the glory either, although most of us have egos. We take a lot of sh1t in our jobs. An awful lot. It's worse in provincial and federal politics. Everyone's an expert and we're all idiots. People go off have cocked and think they know best when they don't have the full information as we do. Lots of people tell me they admire us but they could not nor would not do what we do for any money. Then I think I'm 18 months from another campaign should I run again and we have to do it all over again. I wish it was like training camp and I could fake an injury to get out of it.
Next time you see him or her, give your elected official a big hug. These fine folks are generally well intentioned and deserve more respect than they get.
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