It’s no surprise I hold utter contempt for politicians who have been in office for more than two terms. In fact, I despise most politicians who are serving their second term in office, as these people are generally on the road to life as a career politician.
In a perfect society, this probably wouldn’t be a problem, but in our less-than-perfect society, a first-term politician learns many of the "tricks" of the political trade, and in their second term, if they wait that long, they begin practicing and honing those tricks to their benefit. Things that typically benefit politicians generally do not benefit the American public (a.k.a. voters or constituents).
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This entry was posted by Dave Jackson (Scoop0901) on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 10:04 am (UTC), and is filed under Business, Campaigns, Crime, Elections, Ethics, Government, History, News, People, and Society.
There’s no much in terms of John McCain that I like, especially his position on immigration. Earlier this week, though, when he was giving one of his campaign’s “straight talk” speeches about home loans and the mortgage crisis, he did score a point or two with me.
While discussion the mortgage crisis, he defended the bailout of Bear Stearns, saying it was needed — that it was vital for the preservation of the American economy. That didn’t sit well with me.
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