That probably just means that they're trying to hide something. Never trust a politician who can't get his story straight and just keeps throwing goodies at the crowd to distract them from stuff. Someone should really drag them out and make them answer some questions.

[ As noble as that sounds, it probably worked better back home, and not, say, where they have the power to drag in people from destroyed worlds. They probably have the power to stay as hidden and distant as they want to be. Hell, gods back home would have had less less power. ]

Buuut I'm guessing the brute force option doesn't work as well, here. A shame, since it's one I'm used to going with.