Corruption in congress

Corruption in Congress

It seems like every few months we see in the headlines some new scandal arrising out of the halls of Congress. The American people sadly are desensitized and apathetic to the conditions that our lawmakers have left our country in. Campaigns seem to begin the day after elections. After an election traditionally it's the time to set aside politics and go to work for the American people. Sadly power and wealth seem to currupt and poison the work of even the most senior and honorable public servants.
Just today I opened up to the online sources of information I usually go too and I discover a Republican congressman just stepped down in western New York. Congressman Christopher Lee (R) of New York was caught posting shirtless pictures on Craigslist seeking a girlfriend. The man is a married congressional lawmaker and he is just exposed himself to adultry. For somebody who taughted Republican principles and beliefs it's highly unnaceptable for him to behave in this manner. He stepped down of his own will but I garuntee that the rest of the congress would have asked him to step down.

This sadly is not the worst that our public elected officials have been caught doing. According to the Huffington Post

COOL HUFFINGTON POST LINK!

 860,000 people lost their homes in foreclosure in 2008. 3,000,000 people forclosure notices were sent out. 11,000,000 citizens are out of work. What does congress do? they give themselves raises and ask the American taxpayer to pay for their homes in washington and the districts they represent. When most congressional officials are wealthy in their own right they ask the taxpayer to burden the bill for most of their expenses.

From Charlie Rangal, John Edwards, John Kerry, Bill Clinton, Bill Frist, Scooter Libby... all these high ranking public officials have violated code of conduct and broken laws and have smudged forever their public image.  Power breeds curruption out of a desire to use it. Men since the dawn of time have lacked the morality and self control to really display real leadership. It seems only in the darkest of times and national emergency is when these people come out and do the right things... when it's needed the most. But when things are calm and nobody is looking... good lord knows what kind of back room dealings and curruption occurs when we don't know about it.

Congress has a 30% approval rating most of the time. My own personal opinion of congress is really low as well. I approve of the job our congressional leaders from Maine are doing. They in my opinion do a good job representing the opinions and beliefs that Mainers hold. If I could have one piece of legislation passed it would be either a flat tax system or a roof do our national Debt.