Not ransom, huh?

Not ransom, huh?  Late yesterday the news broke that the $400M payment to Iran was held up until the American hostages were confirmed to be on the way home.  If that's not a ransom, then I'd sure like to know what would be considered a ransom!

Our leaders lie to us almost continuously.  It looks like a reflexive action on their part, just like the old saw:

How do you know when a politician is lying?  Easy: when his lips are moving!

That was originally intended as a joke, but at this point it really isn't funny any more.  What's even less funny: our politicians keep testing the limit of the American voters' stupidity.  They haven't found the limit yet, despite trying really, really hard...