This is an interesting look at the two party system.
How does it work? Poorly for us, very well for them.
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If all you eat is pizza, you’re apt to have other problems in life soon enough.
I think that the lesson is that they need close supervision by us and much less compassion for them. Much less forgiveness. Political office should not be a career.
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How about this - in the voting booth if you can remember the incumbent’s name vote for the other guy. Probably overly simplistic but it is a place to start.
If it matters that much who is elected the office has too much power.
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The days of the citizen-statesman are surely over. The time, effort, and expense of running for office beyond low-key local offices requires that one effectively make a career of it - either by happening to be wealthy or appealing to donors.
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If we removed the power to give gifts to donors that problem would be solved. “Expense of running for office beyond low-key local offices” is my point. The low-key offices are the local ones where it is easier for the voters to see what they are doing.
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For decades my district … this is not an exaggeration … was represented by the worst performing member of the House. It was not a question of policy. It was a question of just showing up for work.
While your advice may or may not be sound for other districts it is certainly sage advice for mine.
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Politician - One who f*cks over the citizens for a chance of payment or favor.
+1. If you can remember the politico’s name then he’s been around too long.