Posted by
The Chopping Block on Sunday, June 08, 2008 12:00:00 AM
My parents raised me with certain values that they considered important to my well being and to the well being of the country. They made it very clear that there were certain behaviors that were wrong. These included being someone who lied, cheated, backstabbed his fellow citizens, acted selfishly, was lazy, arrogant, two faced and/or false, and stole from others. Above all they taught me not to think of myself first..to always place the welfare of others ahead of my own welfare. And I assume, since all my friends in the small town in Maine that I grew up in, were brought up the same way, that a majority of american citizens were raised the same way.
Therefore, it is a great wonder to me that all of us rightly raised citizens of this great country continue to vote into office, at both the national level and the state and local level, people with all these negative traits. I have not known of a politician in my life time that did not exhibit lying, cheating, arrogance, selflishness, and stealing. We continually elect the lowest form of citizen to our public offices. And then we wonder why the system is not working. I will tell you why---because the politicians will do anything--anything-- to get elected and then to stay in office.
Politicians do more harm to the ordinary citizen than they do good.
I hold the farmers, loggers, and fishermen of Maine in higher regard than any politician. This is more than cynicism, it is downright disgust.
The only good elected politician is one who did not want the job in the first place.