Tuesday, September 02, 2003
Politics as usual
Did you ever wonder who you can believe? The answer is not a politician that's for sure.
If I ran for office my campaign platform would read something like this: Vote for me, I will only take money from 5 interest groups and I will only steal 10% of the money I handle. This may be enough to get me elected to any position in government.
The temptation is so great when one is in government service. The money is everywhere.
I know a cop, and he has told me that the temptation to fool around on his wife is everywhere. sometimes it is just a speeding ticket away. It must be the same for politicians.
so I started to think, is democracy the best form of government? Do we have the best form of democracy? I don't know. More and more politics seems to be a game for the rich. When was the last time someone who was not a millionaire ran for congress? So is it a government by the people for the people if only the rich can participate?
If I ran for office my campaign platform would read something like this: Vote for me, I will only take money from 5 interest groups and I will only steal 10% of the money I handle. This may be enough to get me elected to any position in government.
The temptation is so great when one is in government service. The money is everywhere.
I know a cop, and he has told me that the temptation to fool around on his wife is everywhere. sometimes it is just a speeding ticket away. It must be the same for politicians.
so I started to think, is democracy the best form of government? Do we have the best form of democracy? I don't know. More and more politics seems to be a game for the rich. When was the last time someone who was not a millionaire ran for congress? So is it a government by the people for the people if only the rich can participate?
# posted by Thomas @ 1:05 AM 
