re: Fellow southerners - why do we keep electing fools?

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I haven't read the entire thread. But here's my take.

In today's environment, any intelligent, sensible, decent person stays far away from elected office. Why would you drag your family and yourself through the media mud, have every thing you've ever done opened up to scrutiny and misinterpretation by the other side, and ensure your family will never have a normal life? Sensible people, the kind you'd want to actually hold office, say "thanks, but not a chance."

So, you only have the corrupt, the greedy, or the fools running - there aren't many good choices to make. Even IF, and it's a big IF, a candidate starts off with great intentions and is a good elected official, they inevitably get dragged down into the muck by having to do favors and make promises for the greater good. By the time they run for a big office, like Senator, or President, they've had to play the game too long, and they've cut so many back-room deals that they're as bad as what they set out to change.

It's a piss-poor system that doesn't attract the cream of the crop. Sadly, it's one of the best systems in the world, and it won't change any time soon.

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