>>Let's face it, our system is screwed up and has been for a long time. Some like to say this is something Barack Obama thought up. It isn't. Every U.S. president in nearly 100 years vowed health care reform. Obama is just the one who got it done.
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>Unfortunately the health care bill was destroyed by special interests because that's who really runs this country.
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>The number one thing we can do to reform our country is to vote them all out of office. Every single Senator and Representative. Why stop there? Vote out State Senators and Reps, Mayors, City Council. Vote them all out and vote outsiders in. How much worse a job could they possibly do?

I am not with you there. There are some bad legislators but also some good ones. Would you want to run a company with all inexperienced employees?

If you want to take one out first, I nominate Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin. This guy is insane. Fortunately the Wisconsin courts are striking down his wackier moves, as I knew they would. Yesterday they invalidated his unilateral move to prevent most state employees from collective bargaining. Given history, I think it's kind of funny that Illinois has a more progressive governor than Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is an interesting state politically. The two biggest cities, Milwaukee and Madison, are solidly Democratic and the rest of the state is Republican. As a whole it has become more conservative, to the point that it is no longer a sure blue state in presidential elections.