I didn't get interested in politics until late in life. Now only a short time later I find myself on the precipice of not giving a shit at all. I find all things politics becoming more and more frustrating and I'll tell you why. It is more difficult to find the truth in anything any politician says.
As time goes on, I see less honor and less integrity in our nations politicians as a whole. I see people who have been in politics at one level or another who have become very comfortable holding office. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is a great example of what I am talking about.
Senator Sanders, like a lot of his constituents have been in politics for a long time. I believe at one point they either thought they could make a difference or, they knew the job would be filled with great pay and benefits. Often the earlier would morph into the latter and you now have a person "holding down a position" rather than a person "doing a job". I am also of the belief, regardless of your party affiliation, the longer you stick around the more of a party line official you become. And, its those party lines that dictate what you say (and or do) at any particular time. Because of this and labeling, the nation will eventually become so polarized that everything ends up being a fight. This is where we stand today.
Senator Sanders, in true party line fashion is furthering the polarization by pointing fingers. A true leader, (if there are any from either party) would step up, acknowledge that they are part of the problem and do something about righting the ship. But here in lies the problem. Their party lines will not allow them to meet in the middle. This has to be "us versus them", and we the lemurs buy into it time and time again. We keep electing the same people and we keep expecting change.
Following a strong line for democrats, the esteemed gentleman from Vermont does what his constituents do. He tells you (the middle class) that he knows what you are going through. Senator Sanders has been in political office for 40 years. He was elected into the House in 1991 and then the Senate in 2006-2007. In the last 8 years, the guy has made at least $1 million dollars from the tax payer (and who knows how much elsewhere). How much money have you made during the last 8 years? Senator Sanders is going to try to lead you to believe he understands what it is like to have to make the decision between buying much needed medicine, or pay the power bill. He wants you to believe that he knows what its like to try to scrounge up enough money for gas in order to get to work in the morning. Senator Sanders will look you in the eye and tell you that he believes that income inequality is a problem... but at the same time is doing nothing bout it. It would go a great deal towards his integrity and honor if he donated $100k of his salary to middle and lower class families that are scraping by, and it would also put him back in line with the people he says he really understands.
In short, Senator Sanders is just like his friends in DC. He is "fighting" for the middle class. What that really means is, he wants you to believe he is really fighting, but has nothing to show for it... except for his good word and that is why you should keep him in office...
It could be coincidental, but we all know that the VA is in a real rough spot. Did you know that Bernie Sanders is Chairman for the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs?
I'll close with this. Politics is a popularity contest. The longer you're around, the more people you meet. The more people you meet, the more you realize that there are things you can do for them and in return, they for you. All of a sudden, you're a hell of a guy within your party and everyone loves you.... These people have lost touch with all of America and they truly forgot why they went into politics to begin with, unless they are a con-artist. Nobody wants to solve a problem. They've convinced themselves that if they solved a problem they might be talking their way out of a pay check.
Fire them all...
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