Where's the Integrity?

In the past year, I've had more correspondence with my Representatives and Senators and Speaker John Boehner than in the rest of my life combined.  Americans need to complain to these elected officials instead of their friends and family.  How else will these folks know what's on our minds?  I also subscribe to their newsletters to keep abreast of what's happening in government.  I don't want anyone to accuse me of being an uninformed voter.

Since the election this past November, I've gone from despair to frustration to fear.  That's fear of losing our country.  America has had the greatest system of government ever in the recorded history of the world.  That all came from our constitution that was created by true government servants.  They were rich, important people in this fledgling young nation, but they didn't write the constitution for personal gain.  The first politicians did that job not as their chosen vocation, but as a side job.  They did it as a service to all citizens of America -- young and old, rich and poor, workers and business owners, etc.  These were men of integrity that wouldn't have thought of using public office to steal from the unfortunate and feather their own nest.

The politicians of today are a much different breed.  They go to college and study political science and often go on to study law as well.  The goal is to make a career out of politics.  Success is measured by election results and by how far up the political ladder they can climb.  Getting elected or re-elected is job one.  They will support any bill or policy that can be made to play well in the press (and that's not an unbiased press).  The good of the country or, more specifically, the general citizenry of America is not of prime importance.  In fact, the actions I've seen indicate that many politicians would send America down the proverbial tubes if it would get them votes and a win.

There is a serious MessAPolitico in this country, and this is the root cause.  Our politicians lack integrity.  Career politicians need to go!