Our national politicians, increasingly powerless to cope with serious crises, are suspected, often with good reason, of simply looking after their own interests. All we can do is vote the rascals out, sometimes by voting for candidates whom we would not take seriously in more normal times.
国内政治家应对严重危机越来越力不从心，公众往往怀疑他们只想保护自身的利益，而公众的怀疑其实也很有道理。我们只想投票将无赖赶下台，有时甚至因此而投给那些在正常情况下不会受到关注的候选人。