“It is hard to watch,” Eric said. “I wish they weren’t allowed to do that. Very unprofessional and unethical. It’s crazy how all professions have a code of ethics, but politicians don’t have a code of ethics and don’t follow an ethical code. The ethics committee in the government doesn’t do anything and is a total joke. I think politicians should have to get licensed or certified and answer to a board and a code of ethics for them to be a politician.”
“That is a great idea Eric,” Emerald said.
“Man, they have been mudslinging for so long,” Mary said. “It’s like lying, manipulating, and saying mean and nasty things about your opponent is encouraged.”
“You know why they do that don’t you?” Emerald asked.
“So you get a bad image of the opponent,” Eric responded.
“To some extent, yes,” Em
