Voters Aghast with Washington Politics

Politician - Noun from Merriam Webster by Wild Bill

1. A person who is professionally involved in politics. 2. A person who acts in a manipulative and devious way, typically to gain advancement.

One they we can trust in is that politicians will always behave like politicians. US voters seem to be aghast at the behavior of elected politicians.  All you have to do is look at the approval polls.  Congress rarely gets approval ratings higher than single digits.  We elect politicians and expect statesmen.  Further, we often whine about priorities in Washington that differ than what we would prefer or think.  Add to this, the phenomenon of career politicians.  Read #2 above.  A taste of power and celebrity and these politicians are as hooked as any other addict.  So we have a conundrum.  We feel desperate and blame felling helpless.  This, while we have the only power to put a stop to what we do not like in Washington.  That power of the ballot box!  We do not use the power that we have! First, the U.S. turnout is too low for the critical issues facing this country and the poor job the elected officials are doing in addressing these problems.  Even for those that do vote, their person is fine while the rest are the problem (32%).  You do the math.  How can that be so?  One thing we do know is the putting pressure on Congress works.  Look at what happened to the gun legislation; it was gutted.  When politicians feel the heat and realize they cannot get away with #2 above, they behave differently.  After all, their goal is to get re-elected.  Does that mean we cannot trust the politician that says all the right things (according to your beliefs)?  Maybe so, maybe not.  If they default on their campaign promises, sent them home.  Do you believe that Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, John McCain and others do what they do out of fear.  Hell no!  They are certain the tuned out propagandized voters of their districts will vote for them as long as they choose to run.  I for one, do not believe our founders believed we would be crippled by career politicians that come to believe they know better than the citizen.  We no longer have citizen representation.  We have powerful professional politicians that can ignore the public and push an agenda upon us without fear.  I suggest we all stop whining and put heat on Washington.  We have seen the results of "putting on the heat" and need to take more action (see below).  That, while being resolute and determined to vote and to vote out the old dogs that are behaving badly.  Regardless!