I have decided to be sanguine as regards the immediate future; what will be, will be

Funny how loyalty,trust and other ethics go right out the window when the chips are down. I'm alright Jack/Jaqueline swiftly becomes the order of the day; the hypocrisy of the Cosa Nostra in full effect. That's local government for you

"what you see is what you get"
"I don't suffer fools gladly"

All bullshit   Those phrases actually mean " I'm antisocial and selfish unprepared to see other peoples point of view"