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Originally Posted by Dee8go
Being jaded is bad in the sense that it makes one cynical. Not everyone or everything is necessarily bad, just because it resembles something that IS bad. I'm sure all politicians are not bad, liars, theives, or insincere, but some are. If you become jaded because of those, then you will dismiss any who might be good, honest, sincere, etc.
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Maybe jaded and cynical are too strong. Let me just say, I am waiting for a politician to convince me that he/she has the Country's best interst at heart, and not his/her "legacy", or financial well-being.
I actually know of a few on the local or even the state level that seem to be honest "statesmen, or stateswomen". By the time they rise to national power, they seem to have lost all of their idealism that might have led them to chose a political career. Once you see that "everyone" is doing it, and no one is held accountable, it gets easier to "reward" oneself with the benefits of political office.
Maybe jailing of corrput politicians once in a while would be a good thing. Remember Congressman Jeffers ( DEM. Louisiana) who had tens of thousands of dollars in ill-gotten cash, stashed in his freezer, and appropriated a Humvee and its rescue crew to retrieve it during the Katrina mess? The House was more incensed by the FBI's actions in searching his office than in Jeffers' theft. Pelossi made many statements about how the dems would clean up corruption in Washington, but even reinstated him to his committee assignments.
So, yeah, maybe its best to say, " I am waiting" for a nationel-level politician to show his or her integrity, rather than to say I'm cynical of the whole bunch.
Dionycius and I are still looking!
One more illustration--here in MARYLAND (democrat controlled). The legislaure had an " Special Session" the end of last year to raise Billions in new taxes--without even having a budget passed that showed a need for the increased income. While engaging in this massive tax increase, the MD Senate adjourned for three days. The MD State Constitution requires that if one house adjourns during a Special Session that it must have the approval of the other body. The MD Senate Did NOT have this permission, and in fact forced the Clerk to back date the notice of the adjournment.
The dems' response is that it is " no big deal". WHAT!! They can ignore the Constitution and the Law and it " no big deal". I bet if I decided to ignore the law requiring me to pay income taxes, they would find that a big deal.
The way thay cavalierly dismiss the violating of the constitution shows the contempt they have for law, and the citizens of the state of Maryland.
There! I feel better.
( Stepping down off the soap box....)