(Maureen Steele – PJ Media) The next time a senator gets caught insider trading, or a presidential candidate says something breathtakingly narcissistic, or a governor smiles while bankrupting your business “for your safety,” try to resist the urge to clutch your pearls. Take a breath. Because the truth is, you voted for this. Maybe not them specifically, but the type. You voted for a psychopath — or someone in the neighborhood — and you’ll probably do it again.
Now, I’m not talking about a knife-wielding, serial-killing, Ted Bundy psychopath (although he was charming). I’m talking about the high-functioning, camera-ready, preternaturally confident variety — the kind of person who can ruin lives with a pen stroke and still sleep like a baby…. Continue reading