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From The Den….....
After reading this provocative, perceptive, and thoughtful article by Janet Dailey, it led MommaBear to an even worse conclusion. Things are just as bad on this side of the pond, so I believe that any discussion will be equally applicable. As all of you well know, MommaBear has many doubts about Homo Sapiens on many fronts. One of the most egregious examples of that which distresses her is the propensity to elect and re-elect ‘professional politicians’.
Since these same “pro-pols” put huge impediments in the way of implementing things like term limits or similar measures, it is difficult to move them out for a reasonable turnover of personnel. Once elected, almost all of them seem to become pixillated under whatever kind of dome surmounts the chambers of their respective locations. The incredible advantage of incumbency creates an almost insurmountable barrier to effective opposition. Effective use of ‘the perks of office’ to sway voters, the promise of ‘governmental aid’ to whatever is the current theme of the ‘bleaters & wailers’, and the sense of power that ‘having arrived’ and become part of the ‘seat of government’ quickly transforms any elected official into a ‘special person’, by his own estimation.
All of the above generates voter apathy as well. Decent folk who might consider running for office turn away in disgust. They have worthwhile and useful things to do of far more true benefit to their fellow citizens. They want nothing to do with whichever location is “where it’s at”, politically speaking, for all rationality and good function have been abandoned at the door to that area. MommaBear believes that politics should never be a career choice, but it seems to be all that’s in office nowadays. Thus, the populace is stuck with the “pro-pols”.
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All these nice blogs mentioned our humble opinion den thanks to The Right Track, who gave us a perma-link, as did Random Ruminations and, er, Techno Weenie! Thank you all, any mention is a good mention, as far as we are concerned.
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