I totally agree with you in that politicians, especially at the top level, are guided by more than constituency and morality.
I just think that you need to choose the lesser of two evils. Barack Obama was the least of all evils running for POTUS. It matters. Obama might not be the revolution his campaign had people thinking he was, but he's a hell of a lot better than McCain or Barr or whatever fringe parties are running.
There are good honest politicians who talk the talk and walk the walk. Look at Barney Frank or Ron Paul. These guys are on opposites of the political spectrum, but the one thing they have in common is that they truly fight for what they believe in and their voting records show for it. These guys don't follow the party lines, and they fight "unwinnable" fights because it's what they beleive in, not because they get campaign donations from the people it benefits.
If more people became politically active beyond watching cable news and reading Digg, we'd have much better representation.
Too many people honestly don't realize that you don't have to accept what the party hands you. It's appalling that people aren't protesting in the streets for the way Michelle Bachmann represents them.
I just think that you need to choose the lesser of two evils. Barack Obama was the least of all evils running for POTUS. It matters. Obama might not be the revolution his campaign had people thinking he was, but he's a hell of a lot better than McCain or Barr or whatever fringe parties are running.
There are good honest politicians who talk the talk and walk the walk. Look at Barney Frank or Ron Paul. These guys are on opposites of the political spectrum, but the one thing they have in common is that they truly fight for what they believe in and their voting records show for it. These guys don't follow the party lines, and they fight "unwinnable" fights because it's what they beleive in, not because they get campaign donations from the people it benefits.
If more people became politically active beyond watching cable news and reading Digg, we'd have much better representation.
Too many people honestly don't realize that you don't have to accept what the party hands you. It's appalling that people aren't protesting in the streets for the way Michelle Bachmann represents them.
- Meatball
