Bibi, Barak are back

Just like a pair of Siamese twins who were not separated at birth, Bibi and Barak are using the same set of arguments and explanations in their ambitions to return to the political Olympus. We erred, we were wrong, we have drawn conclusions, we have changed, they are saying. Let's hear loud applause for the bride and groom.

From among the host of statements being divulged by the two (who often resemble the grumpy couple in the Muppet Show) there is nothing more unfounded and baseless than the statements - we erred, we have changed.

Any beginning psychologist will tell you that at such a ripe old age, there is no chance of a character change, even if the persons in question go by the name of Bibi or Barak. Any counter statement arguing that a change does indeed come about following the drawing of conclusions is absolute nonsense.

Obsessive suspicions

Looking from afar and from up close its seems that one of Bibi and Barak's basic character traits is how people - in this case these two -process information, any information.

In the case before us, the two view their surroundings, any surroundings and particularly the political ones, as persecuting and threatening. According to them, all persons, and that means everyone, are suspected of devising evil plots even if their intentions are pure.

In this particular case, these two can even provide examples: Their closest colleagues and aides betrayed them with the demise of their political careers. The question of what came first - the demise or the betrayal is irrelevant to the case in point. The test in is in the outcome.

Their obsessive suspicions, thoughts and feelings that everyone, including close friends and aides, are a threat to their careers, certainly as a prime minister, made the two adopt their debated conduct, which ultimately toppled them from their seats. A suspicious prime minister on the verge of insanity creates an impossible working environment, the environment that ultimately rejoiced in his downfall more so than his political rivals.

Now let's go back to the case of Bibi and Barak: They both lost the elections (big time) and were removed from the Prime Minister's Office. In other words, the so-called threatening and persecuting environment succeeded in toppling them. The conclusion reached by the two was that they had been right.

The environment indeed poses a threat and persecutes them. The rational conclusion from now on will be to continue to think, and in their view rightfully so, that the environment poses an even greater threat.

So is the obvious conclusion they will change? Where? Why? In the best case scenario they may have trained themselves to shake hands, to pretend they are listening, to ostensibly consult others – because this apparently is the way one is supposed to conduct himself en route to the Prime Minister's Office.

Yet the moment they enter the Prime Minister's Office they will resume being their former selves, with no change whatsoever.

Knowing that this is the current situation could be beneficial to the electorate's judgment. It knows that the two haven't really changed, because they can't. This doesn't mean they are not deserving of the throne. And this doesn't necessarily mean that it's good or bad that the years that have passed haven't changed them. It simply means one thing, ladies and gentlemen, this is all there is.