I’ve been thinking a lot about politics lately. I would like a politician that is consistent in their policy making. I don’t even really need to agree with the policy, but I would prefer consistency. I don’t want politicians that merely pander for votes, which is slowly but surely becoming exactly what is happening almost exclusively in American politics.
Think about the healthcare bill. If the democrats had stood up for what was right, we would right now be on the verge of implementing a health care plan that would provide health care for the 45 million uninsured American’s, of which I’m about to quickly become a part of once I graduate from college. And it won’t be because I’m not working. It will be because I can’t afford it.
If things work out for me, than I’ll be a work-a-day actor, and I’ll be making enough money to be above the poverty line, but not enough where I could actually afford health insurance. There are plenty of people that fall within this area.
For more on the health care bill, there was an interesting op/ed earlier this week in USA today. You can read it here.
On a side note, sorry for my long absence. I think I’ll be back. I’ve been missing this for a while now.
January 25, 2010 at 11:24 am
While I don’t agree with all of your views expressed in this post, you’re dead on about the need for integrity in politics. We need politicians who are driven by something more powerful than a re-election campaign. I cannot respect anyone who does not hold fast to their principles.
January 25, 2010 at 11:27 am
Exactly. Another point I was thinking about when I was writing this was that the type of people we really need in office, those that work to better the world around them simply because they know it’s the right thing to do, get shoved out of politics by those that are merely there because they want to seize power for power’s sake.
I don’t think that applies to all politicians, but sadly, I do think it applies to most of the front runners in the governor’s race. At least, the more research I do into their careers, than that’s what it looks like.