It Turns Out That Political Parties Are The Problem With America

Click here to read the rest of this intelligent, well thought out article detailing how politics have become more like a sporting event than a way to govern. I've tried to make this point several times but this article nails it on the head. The author correctly identifies why governing this country has become less about representing the people who live here and more about servicing party ideology. Here's a sample:

The biggest problem in America today is not George W. Bush, but he does give it a face. The biggest problem in America today is that the party line has been drawn over our lives, drawn down the center of the nation, drawn through our homes and families. Rather than Republicans and Democrats agreeing on a vision of America but disagreeing on the means to achieve it, the two parties point their fingers, call their opponents names, and declare the other side unpatriotic. The Republicans are running on a platform of “the Democrats will destroy America”, while the Democrats do practically nothing at all, proud to not be Republicans. And we, the people, call them leaders. We, the people, elected them. We, the people, make their jobs easy because we, the people whom they have sworn to serve, don’t question them.

It's worth another three minutes of your time to finish it and get yourself worked up a little bit. Click here to read the rest.