tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793766880277724425.post4399366699680170661..comments2023-09-13T08:14:47.713-07:00Comments on Truth Bombs: Why are we electing these people?Luke Millarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653593918648393524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793766880277724425.post-61348973807745248902008-12-18T12:28:00.000-08:002008-12-18T12:28:00.000-08:00Plus there's the fact that in order to be voted in...Plus there's the fact that in order to be voted in, you have to be a politician. I think we can safely assume 80% of people don't really like politicians.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I think we can also safely assume that 80% of the people don't know what congress does anyways.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248156601357894113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793766880277724425.post-27920801981405641302008-12-14T21:24:00.000-08:002008-12-14T21:24:00.000-08:00Its a weird phenomenon, but the root of it is that...Its a weird phenomenon, but the root of it is that even though congress as a whole has a low approval rating, people generally like their own representative. So basically most people think they're guy is good but everyone else sucks. Combine that with the fact that most of the time the elected officials can redraw the district lines how they want them, and it makes it pretty hard to beat the incumbent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144665965043731632noreply@blogger.com