As we surge headlong into midterm election season, I try not to get dragged along with the tide. Having had some close encounters with politicians in both the US and UK, I’m not a big fan. I feel we don’t vote for the best person for the job but the person who’ll do the least damage. However, I do have to give them credit for doing a job most of us unwilling to do.
But politicians frustrate me so I’d like to set the record straight on a few points:
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As an elected official, you represent all people—the ones that votes for you and those that didn’t, those who share your beliefs and those that don’t, the rich and the poor, the entitled and the disadvantages, and all genders, races and creeds. You work for all not for, not for some.
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Enough with the party dogma! You people want to score points with each other, do it in the parking lot. Don’t do it in congress where your pissing matches serve only to hurt the country.
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I hate to break it you senators and congressmen, etc., but you are government workers. You are part of the government (and its problems) so stop talking about it being the government’s fault and somehow it not being connected to you.
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Stop crapping on federal, state and local employees. Nothing motivates a workforce like a guy who makes and passes laws then blames the people employed for carrying them out.
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For God’s sake, enough with the big government/small government argument. It’s totally irrelevant. It’s not the size, but what you do with it. Effective government is what matters.
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No more conservative or liberal Supreme Court justices. The only bias a judge should have is towards the law and justice. Any judge who votes with their politics doesn’t deserve to be a judge in any court.
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Stop pandering! Have the courage to state your beliefs instead of trying to pretend in things that you clearly don’t. None of you are very good actors. I may not agree with you but I will respect you.
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Let’s not forget that there is no training or any accredited qualifications for being a politician. We don’t let people cut our hair with hundreds of hours of training and licensing, so you are very fortunate to get away without any such requirements. You are unskilled labor. You belong to the highest paid unskilled labor force in the country. Don’t you ever forget that.
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Finally, as an elected official, you have been entrusted with the highest honor a person can be in a democracy. So live up to it and make us proud.
Feel free to share with your elected officials…I know I will be.
