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I think Bard made a very good observation, too bad we don't have any really good honest candidates to run against the incumbants, Madison County politicians are not known for being real honest.

Just an observation.  

Complaints about politicians and accusations of dis-honesty and such have been around for as long as there have been politicians.  Is it really possible that most everyone who gets elected is really a cheat and a liar?

Maybe it is the system that is bad, maybe it is the communication between the public and the office holders, maybe it is just disagreement as to what choice is the best.

I know several current Madison County office holders, some I respect more than others.  Some have taken the job for the right reason, some not so much.  Some are trying to do the next right thing, some are trying only to better themselves and their friends.

Any blanket statement (all are crooks and need to be voted out of office)will be true for some, but in this case, it is not true for all. 

Maybe it is the perception that is bad.   

Tobi, I feel sorry for you or any other politician that actually tries to be honest with the public, because there are so many crooked politicians it would be hard for anyone to try to do a good, decent, honest job.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. ~ Henry Kissinger

The view from outside is always different from the view from inside.

Regarding any political office, the VAST majority of the public has no working knowledge of the scope of the issues. They are only aware of how it affects them personally (if it does) and that is their only platform for criticizing any elected official. That, and the historic tendency of humans to stoop to casting stones if they see another group already doing it. Most don't stop to find out whether it's justified...the tendency is to throw first and find the justification afterward.

I have known people in several elected positions. Some were the right folks for the job, some were definitely not.  Those who are best in their positions will make decisions which try to balance the outcome for all.  Those who are the worst will make decisions which are based on what's good for them and their friends. We have both here in Madison County.  The public, unfortunately, doesn't notice the difference and figures that because an outcome impacts them in an unsatisfactory way, that it is necessarily a bad one for everyone else as well.  So it's "throw out the incumbents!!" And we lose the good along with the bad. It's a very poor way to make a choice of elected officials. 

In part, it's the reason why Obama is in office and why the Congress is so lopsided in favor of Democrats.  Our system works best when there is a balance.  Congress is like an intestine.  It processes a lot of stuff. If there is an imbalance of intestinal flora (read: too many of one party) then nothing is well-digested and the assholes will pass a lot of bad stuff.  Then we have to deal with the resulting (hu)manure.

There is no such thing as coincidence.  I just got this in my inbox.  I make no claims for its veracity, but it's a good addendum to my previous posts:

LOL