do politicians actually care?

Politicians care about themselves and about saving their political as$es. That's all they care about.

Politician=professional liar.

Politicians only PRETEND to care when they think it will benefit them. Thus, the photo op. They want to make sure that people see them "caring" but when no one is looking they will show their true colors.

some politicians do care because we all want the world to be a better place and some people actually do something. An example of someone who actually does something to help is a politician. But some politicians do just want power as you said but not everyone is so greedy. Some people do mean well.

politicians pah, with their sleaze they do not rob with knife and gun but use a pen on paper they have been robbing the general public for years with their over inflated expenses it seams they are all at it i wonder how many will be jailed they will probably be judged by perpetrators other criminals and back scratchers they should be put to the sword come back Guy Fawkes & Cromwell "O do lets have a revolution wanted a Guillotinest who learnt his trade in France many years ago. Vote one load of rubbish out and vote another load in.

I watched that channel 4 doc a few weeks ago, before the election, they explained it well - everything is rehearsed down to the finest detail, even when they 'meet the people' at factories and stuff.

They don't care about people, if they did they wouldn't have killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi's for no reason and they would have intervened in the Darfur genocide to prevent the death of hundreds of thousands of innocent people, they don't care about saving lives, they care only about money and power.

Politicians kiss babies on the head too. Do you really think they care about that baby, or do they want a nice photo op?

Politicians never care. Only thing they care about is winning elections and having the tax payer take care of them.

No. I think that by the time they have gotten to Washington, very few of them actually care about the people because they have been so far-removed from them for so long.

Only for themselves, their friends and cronies and especially their wallets. If they cared about the people who do you think would have paid or been put in debt for this latest bailout? Not themselves and the bankers surely?

They care only for votes & power

I think a few truly do care, but the majority only care as far as getting themselves re-elected.