tedquick: you and I agree. However, I believe that our political process has been tainted on and off from it very existence, the founding fathers of course exempt from this discussion.
btk is right about the process. but what I see are some good people who want to serve but find that they are forced to be obligated by too many competing voices. Not too long ago there were some 1700 lobbyist in Washington. today there are 4300. Then we have the party leaders and you must fall in line behind them or else etc etc etc. what's a honest politician to do? And worse yet what's an honest politician to do without money to be elected or reelected ?
So instead we get the most tainted and most ambitious that have or can raise funds and they will peddle their chicken in every pot line to the hoi pol-loi.
There is no difference in a political campaign as there is in an apology tours by celebrities as both are choreographed scripted and both insincere.
Greed and corruption are the elements keeping many countries from realizing their true potential, China is a good example and America is being pulled down that same path.
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