The closest one of you to a politician is Yzak, and he'd hate being referred to that way. It's not just political understanding that needs to be taken into account but many other factors, too. Saying it your way simplifies things too much and sells it short.

[Cagalli allows a scowl to form, getting agitated that Shinn can't (or won't) show even a little less animosity when she's trying to work on a project clearly so important to him. And her, of course.

She holds her hand out, clearly implying she wants her paperwork back.]

No, you only asked if it was supposed to be confusing to which I said it wasn't. If you're not going to do anything other than gripe, I'll take it to someone else.