Can you walk with the devil to cross the bridge?

In the company of scoundrels

We all think that people who look like us, dress like and are educated like us (or, even better) will think like us. Sai falls into this trap. He is hoping that Dr. Singh and President Kalam would act as he thinks he would. I guess he fails to realize that both owe their current positions to the Indian political establishment.

President Kalam may be a great scientist but he is not a great politician. Einstein was smart when turned down the Israeli presidency. Same with Dr. Singh - he won't win an election in any place other than a "safe" constituency. The only guy living mentioned in the article who has been elected by the masses is Laloo. Love him or hate him but you can't deny that the guy can "connect" with his base.

I remembered something from an article - "He tried to change the system but the system changed him." The article was talking about Rajiv Gandhi but I guess same is true for a lot of actors in Indian politics - Dr. Singh and President Kalam are no exceptions.