>But its not "government" that I have an issue with. Government is required and ideally this would serve the people and the nation at large to their respective benefit. Its politicians that I have an issue with. 99% of them are in it for the career rather than the cause.
It is by definition! <g>
http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=politician&x=0&y=0"2b : a person primarily interested in political office for selfish or other narrow usually short-sighted reasons"
"The five senses obstruct or deform the apprehension of reality."
Jorge L. Borges?
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
Donald Knuth, repeating C. A. R. Hoare
"To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely"
Jorge L. Borges