Why I Dislike Politics!!!!

As this election campaign is about to come to a close, I really had to sit back and wonder why I have a sheer dislike for our political system. The television, radio and internet are plastered with political candidates promising to make things better for our country. It seems as if each candidate is giving their all in trying to convince the American people that their agenda is the right platform to support. A couple of years ago, my husband told me the difference between a democrat and a republican because I honestly did not know the difference, and that was sad for me to not know this.

I beg to differ. What is the primary goal of each political candidate and what do they stand for? Could it be that I don't watch television or read the newspapers enough to understand what these people are talking about? To be honest, all this political stuff is just plain boring to me. While it may be boring, in some way or another, the political stance that each of these candidates take will affect me directly or indirectly. When the voting booths close at 7 pm in Illinois and the votes are counted, the public will have made their choices as to whom they think is the best person to run our country.

I find myself being disgusted at some of the candidates because they run all sorts of negative campaign ads just to discredit the other candidates. The way I see it, the political system is used as a vehicle for some of these candidates to raid the pocketbooks of the American people. Once they get into office, they are given all these perks with the swipe of a pen to get whatever policies they want to work in their favor. It's sad to say that because we vote for a lot of these people only to end up getting taken advantage of. The American public are being nickled and dimed in taxes for every thing from food, clothing, and gas as well as a host of other things.

With each election comes the promise of a better tomorrow and I find that to not be true. I want to believe that each candidate starts off in their political quest with good intentions. But as they get into their perspective offices and get things rolling. the need to get further ahead creeps in. They are no longer content where they are and then they start to come up will illicit ideas to undermine the political system and the American public with their closed door meetings and other illegal tactics all at the taxpayer's expense. And that makes me angry, but I can't do anything about it.

In recent years here in Illinois, our state has been called the most politically corrupt state in all of the country. Never has there been more high profile political figures that have been prosecuted and jailed for illegal activities. We've had two former govenors who are serving prison time for their wrongdoings. There were also aldermen who were prosecuted and jailed for taking bribes for petty amounts of cash. We also have a host of other political figures who are under the microscope as I write this article. I'm pretty sure that the ax will drop on some other high profile people in other states as well. All this makes me wonder as to why do people get involved in politics in the first place. Is it for personal gain or is it because they really want to help people to better their lives? I will never want to be a politician. If I did, it would be because I would want to make life better for my fellow man and not use the political system for a personal piggy bank.

Just a personal note, while I yet have a dislike for politics, I will be casting my vote in this upcoming election. Whatever the outcome, it will be the people's choice. I do know that every vote counts.