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Old 01-19-2010, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie View Post
California was in really bad shape when I lived there. So they voted for term limits. Now they're in really, really, really bad shape. Not a lot of motivation to fix things when you know for sure, no matter how well you do your job, you're getting fired in a few years. Let the next guy fix it. Short term grandstanding. Screw that. Maybe we should make them serve longer. You don't get out 'till you fix something.
It really is a catch 22, isn't it. On the one hand, professional politicians are the most effective, and on the other hand, professional politicians are the most effective. They can be very good at doing well for the country, but they are all very good at doing well for themselves.

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