Finding a political party to hold my interest

Independent party? No. Democrat party? No. Republican? Not anymore. Green Party? Ha! Libertarian Party? Looking into it. Liberal? Probably in a lot of cases. Conservative? Probably in a lot of the other cases. Fed up? Definitely. Labels, controversy, right or wrong, finger pointing, and mudslinging. Politics. Sick of it all, yet fascinated and addicted to the bitter end.

I love politics, as a subject, it's philosophies, policies, and theories I love to discuss. In practice politics is corrupt. Business as usual in Washington is an epidemic, and I mean epidemic like the influenza epidemic in 1918. It's deadly. It seems as soon as a campaign is over a politician's job is to go against every individual voter on the trail, tow the party platform. Then open the federal spigot of money to every business, organization, or group that gave them money or support. Why do we keep electing these men and women who lie to us every day?

First voters need to take a good hard look at who we vote for. We need to stop looking for the perfect and unblemished candidates. People make mistakes in their lives. People make bad decisions every day. A lot of outstanding people spend every day rectifying their mistakes, or have completely turned their lives around. These are the people that we need to trust, not the people who cover up their pasts because those skeletons will destroy their political career. Most people have skeletons in their closet, and if we constantly elect people who appear to not have skeletons then we've found someone who more than likely good at covering things up or good at lying. Doing bad things years ago does not mean that they have a disregard for values currently. Take for instance drugs, have you ever done them? Did you you them years ago. Do you even want to walk that path again? To a lot of voters this means that a person has a total disrespect for the law. When in reality that person has learned from their mistakes and moved on.

We have Hollywood politicians, and by this I mean we have good and bad actors as politicians, with a mix of honest, well intentioned, hardworking people. These mean and women are addicted to power, and the sound of their own voices. Yes there are honest politicians i believe, I just can't tell. But really how many of them have effected real change? Sadly very few.

Second, all the politicians do now is spread tax payer money. In DC speak this is called compromise. Tell me hat the hell $1 million for the Center of widget studies on the indigenous population of New Guinea (I made it up, but I'm pretty sure you find many true outlandish examples tucked away in bills) has anything to do with enacting a federal budget, or tax reform, or infrastructure repair. No answer? I haven't got one either. I wish that I could argue and compromise with my wife over our budget that way. "Well honey in order to curb our spending and fix our debt I want a nex 50" HD 1080p tv, Playstation 3, and $500 a month to go to Barnes and Noble (I could spend more money than that at Barnes and Noble per month trust me, and read every book that I buy.)" "Oh yeah well Dear! I want a $1000 shopping spree for coach bags (which might get her two), and $1000 for Nordstroms every month (I have no idea if she even likes shopping there), and a weekend at a beauty spa every month" If we could compromise like that over our budget that we be great, but guess what? We'd be broke and in debt even further. Bill collectors call, mortgages default, taxes aren't paid and the IRS is threating to collect in money or time if you know what I mean. All that and the four wheel house we're about to live in is being carried away by the repo tow truck and is turning the corner right down the street. This kind of debate is called compromise in Washington.

Last politicians need to be forced to listen to the people. We can no longer let party platforms drive the debate in Washington. We have a set of American values in place, it's called the Constitution of the United States of America. Constantl pointing out that each side is wrong and trying to get politicians to legislate against each other is ruining this country. Getting politicians to argue over party platforms while they do what they want is like a burglar getting us to argue over who took the spare change in the couch while they make off with the safe, checkbook, credit cards, and retirement money. There is a growing political party in this country that I am aware of, it's called the Disinfranchised party. I signed up last year, want to sign up too?