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politics

what happened to the days when working to help the public was more important than getting re-elected? i know it has been this way for years, but it is really depressing. i mean, the whole point of having senators and representatives is to represent the people. granted, the positions were created because the founders didn't necessarily trust "the people" to make important decisions or to do what is best for them. however, that doesn't mean that those elected have the right to care more about their own survival than the good of the country and the lives of their constituents.
now, what brought this on, one might ask. the answer to that would be good old pelosi. i'm happy for her that she is the first female speaker of the house, as it is a very prestigious position and such, and i am happy california is representing, but i am just not a big fan of hers. and now, with this whole cia/water-boarding fiasco, i feel like she is deflecting the blame, pointing the finger, and changing her story time and time again. personally, i agree with her saying that the republicans in congress are harping on her to take the focus away from the bush administration's authorization of torture, but she is very inconsistent is what she knew and is not taking any blame for anything because to do so would be tantamount to political suicide. first there was no meeting, then there was no memory of what was said in the meeting, then she knew but couldn't say anything, and now cia lied by omitting that water-boarding did occur. make up your mind! i'm not denying that some of what she has said did take place, i just wish she would be more forthright and honest instead of circling around. i know that will never happen though, because as stated before, the power of being a politician is more important than doing what is right for the country nowadays.
the really sad thing is that the ic is going to be hurt by this in a number of ways, the biggest being that congress won't trust anything the ic says and the ic will become more risk averse and won't trust congress to back them up. with that kind of relationship, how can we truly protect ourselves?
what a mess.

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