Yet every Democratic politician in the land could have learned a great deal by attending.

And like many of the saints, politicians learned good from bad at their parents' knee.

Some politicians will learn in November that the voters are right here.

If they don't know already, some politicians will learn in November what the voters out there are trying to tell them.

Before making that proposal, however, the politician should learn a trade; he's going to be looking for another job very soon.

And many politicians have learned how to win an election, but not how to lose one.

Teaching third world leaders responsibility isn't a one way street - western politicians and generals must learn their bit too!

This was done not as a political choice but because staff, passengers and eventually politicians too learned the lessons.

But what lessons are there for the politicians to learn?

It's one thing if the politicians learn of this in private.