Politicians are also actors, in a way.
Like the rest of us, they probably are pretty knowledgeable in one field or another. But they act like they know everything. And that can be dangerous. In his book The Trust Committed To Me , citizen legislator Mark Sanford tells how easy it is to get drunk on all the attention accorded to those who achieve high public office. Then there's the special deference everyone gives you, the limos that pick you up and drop you off, the lobbyists and constituents who hang on your every word.