Lord, I pray for politicians of character.  Not the kind who think politics is like kayfabe wrestling, the Miss Meatmarket Pageant, or "reality" television.  Not the kind who think public service is about winning and so proving that anybody who ever dared to cross them is a loser.  Not the kind who think that the essence of statecraft is building the biggest Twitter followership in history.  Not the kind who think that the people they serve have no right to know what private interests they hold or to whom they owe money.  Not the kind who blithely seat their children at the table of power so they can rush right out to make a killing with what they learn.  Not the kind who pretend they know more about cybersecurity and foreign espionage than whole buildings full of intensively trained experts.  Not the kind whose principal skill is whipping people up with hatred toward immigrants, Muslims and "elites." Not the kind who who can't even remember to whom they promised what only yesterday.