My point was there is no danger and no down side to being politician [1]. And it just seems odd to me to call a job that consists of literally nothing but talk

My point was there is no danger and no down side to being politician [1]. And it just seems odd to me to call a job that consists of literally nothing but talking "hard". Obama is president and the most work he did in congress was being present. To call it hard work is controversial. To call it the hardest job on the planet is utterly outlandish.