ZigOn Politicians
A "politician" has been described as a genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one hand left to pat you on the back and ask for your vote. Yes, as the saying goes, at one time in America we told political jokes and now we elect them.
Think about what you just read. At one time in our history, to be elected to the Congress or the Senate of the United States was one of the highest honors we could bestow on anyone. The people we sent to highest political offices were people of integrity, goodwill, intense patriotism, and had a desire to serve their country. We created what is universally recognized as the finest political system in the world. It has functioned effectively for well over 200 years. Unfortunately, the system has developed some serious "glitches," and too often we send politicians, not statesmen or stateswomen, to Washington.
Question: Do we improve that system or further destroy the system by constantly maligning the people in the offices that we ourselves sent them to fill? If they're not capable people of integrity, what does that say about us? It's true that we get what we expect, so it's also true that if we expect and demand more of our representatives and ourselves, we will get more from them and from ourselves.
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Solution: Keep closer account on what members of the House and Senate do. When they do something of note--and many consistently do exactly that--write a letter to the editor and send a copy of it to that publicly elected official. If we praise those good public officials (and there are many) and start honoring them for the work they do, we will attract more capable people to serve in public office which means we'll have better government. Think about it and I'll SEE YOU AT THE TOP!
Adapted from 'Something Else To Smile About' by Zig Ziglar.
