We let the wrong thing happen.

The nature of politics is partisan. But I think it's overdone. Politics should be less partisan. It should be all sides working together. To try to achieve the common good. But instead, partisans are out to achieve their own best interests. Rather than the good of the community or the nation. Of course, there'll be a division of opinion over the definition of the common good. That's fine. The common good should be at the core of the debate. But it seldom comes down to that. Because in America, at least, special interests wield the power. Usually, because they have money. To finance electoral campaigns. In essence, they buy votes in Congress. And too, it's generally rich people that get elected to the top offices. Such as the U.S. Senate, where the median income of the members is just under $1 million. Little wonder that Congress may well end up giving tax cuts to millionaires at the same time that it denies extension of unemployment insurance to those in dire need. It ain't right. The partisans for the rich have far more clout than the partisans for the poor and middle class. The vote of a rich man counts far more than the vote of a poor man. That's the way the political system works. You know it. I know it. And we let the wrong thing happen. Sad, isn't it? --Jim Broede