Politicians

This article from Mark Steyn is a great example of two things: one is why anyone should read as much Mark Steyn as possible, and two is the support for my latest idea regarding politicians - you get what you vote for. Mr. Steyn's article about the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy is very good. He is correct that we are complicit in the career of Sen. Kennedy. Similarly, many are complicit in the career of Sen. Harry Reid. That is how it works with all politicians. You vote for them and you endorse them, mostly politically, but to some degree personally as well. I do not think that says much about the average American voter. We seem to keep putting up with tremendous crap. Why? Is it because a given politician has valuable "experience" or some other such nonsense. We need to identify ideals and principles that we want our politicians to strive for and then hold them accountable by getting rid of them when they do not uphold those ideals. There is no other way. I am not saying they need to be perfect, but there has to be some line they cannot cross, some act or non-act they cannot get away with.