Ideology vs. Common-sense

In most instances, next November, we'll be called to pick new politicians or keep the ones we already have. The problem with that process is that we are likely to hear more polarizing ideology that won't address our main problem which has become political corruption. In that new reality, all politicians have lost all credibility and have become the instrument or better yet, puppets, of special interests.

 Instead of addressing that cancer which is devouring the fabric of our society, our politicians will make promises like creating more jobs, defining new energy policies, controlling immigration, reducing our bulging debt and doing something (?) about gay marriage.

While it's true that our political leadership can create a favorable environment for the first three points listed, it's woefully incapable of controlling them. Regarding the debt, that same leadership lacks the backbone of making the necessary cuts because it would create too much upheaval and endanger its re-election.

As for social issues, government should get out of that entirely. So what does that leave us with? An opportunity to ask the candidates what their plans are in dealing with lobbyists, how they plan to finance their re-election and how much time they'll actually spend working for us instead of raising funds for them. If they can't give us clear and satisfactory answers on these points, we simply don't need them.