The title of this post denotes my confusion about the people we have elected (without a second thought sometimes) to do the work of governing. A statesman by definition (Wikipedia):A statesman is usually a politician, diplomat or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career at the national or international level. A politician:A politician, political leader, or political figure (from Classical Greek πόλις, “polis”) is a person who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making. A Manager: One who directs a business or other enterprise. b. One who controls resources and expenditures. Given these definitions who do we have doing our work? I have tried hard to determine what type of folks we have elected. It appears to me that all of the political infighting, out fighting and media coverage has shown that we have the equivalent of entertainers with the same weaknesses and not so many strengths. The only people these elected officials seem to want to make happy are their big contributors and special interests. We have seen and heard endless coverage on taxes, immigration, firearms and healthcare but few of them have stepped up to say enough!, let’s get back to representing our constituents. This would be a watershed moment ( we will never see it). These issues are important and should have been addressed in a prudent fashion without the media coverage and speculation. We voters are partly responsible because we demanded to have cameras in the House and Senate but the proceedings are not what is reported in the media. Meanwhile the Lawmakers used our hue and cry as a means of campaigning for our votes and issuing statements designed to sway our votes against our own interests and for theirs. Thus the question becomes: What do we have? Statesmen, politicians or managers? I believe we have none of the above.
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