Doing essentially nothing.

The polls are showing that we Americans are losing faith in our government. In Republicans. In Democrats. Maybe even in independents. That no matter whom we send to Washington, it's ultimately going to be an utter waste. Because politicians are politicians. Another way of saying they are stupid. Ignorant. Or to put it more bluntly, assholes. Likely to get nothing meaningful accomplished. They just berate each other. Go into gridlock. And get nothing done. But they'll still collect their salaries. And benefits, including one of the best health care plans in the world. The kind that every American should have. But doesn't. Meanwhile, the fact that we have a 10 percent unemployment rate won't particularly bother our officeholders. After all, why should it? They still have their well-paying jobs. Doing essentially nothing. --Jim Broede