The Case Against Career Politicians

"Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people, from whence he was taken, where he must participate in their burdens."

. . . George Mason
Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention
June 17, 1788

Cannot help but wonder how much of the mess the country is in is attributable to our having come to have our public offices held almost exclusively by people who spend their entire lives on the public payroll. Worse yet, we're now seeing the development of European style dynasties -- successive generations for which office holding is the family business.