Who would want to be in Congress?

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

This is part of the problem w/politics, I think...It tends to attract the exact wrong kind of people to it...They are master manipulators, are by & large experts in prevaricationing, & deftly know how to game the system. If ANY of "The people's business" actually gets done, its almost by accident. The Founding Fathers, as usual, had it right-They kinda set things up for "Citizen legislators" to come & do their civic duty for awhile & then go home. I don't think they ever envisioned somebody making a lifelong career of it-and CERTAINLY not to become as fabulously wealthy as many of these jokers are...

That probably describes that vast majority of them, but I agree with some of the posts discussing how corrupting the environment can be. But also think of what kind of mind-set it takes to avoid what has become increasingly nasty commentary about office-holders. It even corrupts their vocabulary. I remember seeing John McCain interviewed about difficulty in attracting the best and the brightest into politics. He talked about the intrusion in to their private lives and the criticism to conclude that young people are "disincentivized" to participate.

Regards,

D-Ray