Politics can be devious, cruel, reactionary, but they can also be fluid and dynamic. Every second you wait is just another chance for your enemies to strike against you. Every wasted second is one farther from your goal. The populaces hate a useless lazy politician, and your businesses could become obsolete in a moment. Every second other commanders are courting patronage, other religions gaining converts, and other countries probing your country's weak points. You can't afford to wait.(at least not after the rp has started) you can't afford to lose! You must plan, act, WIN!