So... I'm planning on participating this year: woo-hoo! But the question that's on my mind is... is there anyone that you're excited about? I mean, there are plenty of people that you're like "Oh please, not them," but what about politicians... locally, nationally, globally, that you can actually be excited about? For me, I have yet to put a name on the list (sorry everyone who is running), but I can't figure out why. Surely there is one honest decent person in the world that is willing to run the rat race, one person that you can say, "Oh, yeah, they'll get the job done" and you can wave you flag and smile for, but there isn't.

I'm not saying I want a "razzle dazzle" candidate. Trust me, we've had enough of those, too. "How can you see when you have sequins in your eyes"! No. But that's just it. I mean, I saw it happening in grade school and it is still happening now: qualifications are not essential to leadership in the political arena. All you have to do is say that you'll have brownies on Tuesdays and hawaiian punch flowing from the drinking fountains and all the kids will vote you in for TREASURER. (Yeah, totally not bitter about that).

Seriously, though, it makes me wonder about the whole political process. Why are we voting for position where we need qualified candidates to fill them? Wouldn't it be nice, I don't know, to have a candidate who is committed to reading every letter of a law before he passes it? Wouldn't it be nice to have candidates with comprehensive knowledge in important topics like, I don't know, FINANCE and BUDGETING. We aren't even getting to economics. I mean, wouldn't it be nice to have someone who could pass the state accounting exam?

Wouldn't it be nice if we had people who could get passionate about boring things like infrastructure and traffic, things that effect us every day of our lives. We need people who could make the post office financially sound, who understood how to attract business, and even, I don't know, create waste disposal plans and environment protection restrictions that save the environment instead of promoting noncompliance! And you know what? That's a tough job! A job that the pretty faces we're getting are not all that qualified to do! (Okay, I'll be fair, most of our politicians aren't THAT pretty).

I think the question I keep asking myself is, should we work harder to create better politicians or should we just give up on politicians and take away some of their power. I would almost get excited about a politician who promised to cut his pay and reduce the responsibilities of local and federal government. I'd be even more excited about a candidate that actually did it!

Alright, rant over. Happy tax season, everyone.

The ideal politician would be very knowledgeable about many topics, which would imply a college education at a reasonably good school (or intense self-motivation). An education like that would imply that the person comes from a background of wealth to some degree, since they would have to have money in order to spend time learning instead of working. So I think this person would probably have to be at least middle class or higher, and I feel like that might make it harder for them to relate to lower classes. Not for lack of trying, of course, but there are some things you just really never even know about when you don't live around them. Considering how big and diverse our country is, I don't know how we could get a politician who would both understand the needs and interests of the general public and also work with those interests in mind. Politics are complicated. >_<
» randomjunk on 2014-03-23 05:45:55

u r gonna be a politician?! cool!
» renaye on 2014-03-25 08:29:26

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