Problems with politics

An LA Times editorial summed up the problems in Sacramento quite well. I think the paragraph below demonstrates what's happening with politicians in California, Washington, every State in the Union, and in every country in the world. As much as I enjoyed the criticisms laid out by The Times, the problem isn't actually politicians, it is humanity - a bunch of self-serving animals, each and every one.

This, then, is your Legislature at work. It passes what it perceives to be popular and rejects what it fears opponents could use to make an issue at reelection time. Members pass the days avoiding tough issues and spend their evenings circulating through Sacramento's bars and restaurants to scoop up money from lobbyists whose clients' bills are being evaluated by day. It is a cynical and broken system, managed for the benefit of officeholders, not the public.

Where is George Washington when you need him? John Adams? Thomas Jefferson? Dead, and not coming back.