Jimmy Dimora, Ted Stevens, Frank Russo, Idiot---Eliot Spitzer, Marc Dann, William Jefferson (D, Louisiana)---not WJC--William Jefferson Clinton--although an argument was already made for that one--these are just a few of the men--politicians, rather, who are corrupt to the core and have no business serving burgers at McDonald's (not that there is anything wrong with that), much less serving as a county commissioner, a U.S. Senator, a county auditor, a Governor, and Attorney General or a Congressman.
The problem, I'm afraid is more complex than I could articulate, but certainly contributing factors include voter apathy, hypocrisy (on the part of the voter and the candidate/officeholder), misguided loyalty, and--I'm afraid--our two-party system. That's not an easy thing to say for a life-long Republican.
I'm beginning, more and more lately, to consider myself a conservative rather than a Republican. Make no mistake--there are good men and women in BOTH parties. I won't rattle them off here, but they know who they are. You corrupt pieces of crap--you know who you are too.
I'm tired of it. I'm tired of reading about it. Their corruptness taints a profession of which I am very proud. Until the unrepresented wake up, until apathy turns to activism, until we stop voting for familiarity rather than character, we get the representation we deserve. And, frankly, we don't deserve all that much right now.
Take a good hard look at who you're voting for--if you don't--shut up. If you do, at least you can look in the mirror when the next Jimmy Dimora gets caught--and trust me, they're out there.
--G
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