It seems a number of those who seek to lead us are afflicted in one of two ways:

Self-Aggrandizement  – You will easily recognize this individual by an urgency to display or present themselves to others for admiration, self-promotion, and simple vanity.

Political and personal attacks –  These individuals will willingly give time and attention to any and all that submit to and acquiesce to their demands. Fail to meet with their approval and they attack, ostracize and publicly demean. They have observable levels of self-consciousness and continual need for adoration.

Excessive self–conscious emotions can be extremely unhealthy. They may worsen symptoms from conditions like anxiety, depression, and borderline personality disorder.

When they are asked the simplest of questions about their comments or activities they attack like a pack of rabid wolves.

Do they feel all is lost?