I realize fighting the machine is, almost, impossible - but after Para’s post about the election, it seems like he would be a good man to have in office.

A few others on here, as well.

Especially, anyone who lives in a”safe” but not completely democratic district.

I know the libertarian party cannot find its ass with both hands, a flashlight, and a map, but I think a good man, running as a libertarian, could have a good chance in such a district.

I, like many here, stand ready to elect as many 'good' men as possible to Congress. The problem...'good' men or women rarely run for office anymore given the absolute shit show running for office and holding a seat has become.

Exceptionally few qualified *and* good men/women even want to serve in any such capacity.

Most here almost assuredly wouldn't want to, either, myself included, and we wouldn't want most of us doing it, frankly. I'd be an okay Benevolent Dictator, but an answerable politician? Oh helllllll no.

Our shared history here demonstrates this, too, with Appliance Brad (IIRC) being the only one of us thousands who has even ran for anything, and even he, squared away and successful and honorable guy that he is, great "on paper", and even he wasn't successful in his own state the first time.

I don't know what the solution is, unfortunately.

We are out numbered by idiots and fools in the electorate. Their numbers have grown to the degree that failure is imminent. Only a move to the right with the correct motivation and adherence to rule of law saves this nation. I pray for a little more time to sort out my affairs.

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Originally posted by 46and2:
Our shared history here demonstrates this, too, with Appliance Brad (IIRC) being the only one of us thousands who has even ran for anything...

I wouldn't make that assumption. Just sayin'. There might be one (or more) here that simply don't wish to share such info.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by 46and2:
Our shared history here demonstrates this, too, with Appliance Brad (IIRC) being the only one of us thousands who has even ran for anything...

I wouldn't make that assumption. Just sayin'. There might be one (or more) here that simply don't wish to share such info.

I can see how someone here who is in public office, while not ashamed of membership here--far from it--might find it expedient for that connection to not be public.

flashguy

My congressman, I am proud to say is Jim Jordan.
My wife and I have met him many times over the years, what a genuinely good guy he is.
My daughter-in-laws grandpa used to have an election fund raiser at his house for Jim Jordan every time he ran, but he is getting on in years, so maybe not this time. Hope Jordan gets elected again.
We do need more men like him.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by 46and2:
Our shared history here demonstrates this, too, with Appliance Brad (IIRC) being the only one of us thousands who has even ran for anything...

I wouldn't make that assumption. Just sayin'. There might be one (or more) here that simply don't wish to share such info.

Hopefully/probably so.

I'd rather be wrong, you know... but whatever the number is, it's small, both proportionally and actually.

We're partially to blame, in a sense, right? We have to be. I don't see many of us volunteering for the jobs...

(It's an observation, not an attack or complaint, mind you.)

Personally, I file this under "things I should have known at 15", but I sit here - decidedly *not* the politician sort, the very antithesis of it, nearly, largely by choice else by nature, neither ill equipped nor incapable, but certainly unelectable in a broad sense, in most districts, and of my own doing for the most part, no criminal or whatever, but America isn't electing a musician, snowboarder, weed lover who lives in jeans and flipflops to office anytime soon, or so the narrative would go despite my actual qualifications, so I must admit a subtle tinge of 'regerts' that I've taken myself out of that game, so to speak.

I eat my own hypocritical crow when it hapoens, like now, as I bitch about the lack of good men in Washington D.C.

Anyway.

"We" *are* those good people we wish were there instead of the twatwaffles there now.

No disrespect to the wealthy, lawyery, or politically driven who currently dominate the ruling class and actual government, they're not evil or inherently bad, but we probably ought to stop leaving it to them (and then bitching about it). They're the problem. We let it happen. Let's stop that.

If you're the electable sort, I respectfully urge you to run. Local, State, whatever, many more of us need to DO something about the problems, and more than write checks or edgy online posts.

The heat generated by the collective online raging of SF could power a small city.

Imagine what we could do if even 5% actively participated beyond voting or some polling monitor sort of gig. How about we start comparing how much we do, really do to help, in addition to how many guns and watches we have.

Something more, for sure.

I will continue to increase my involvement in areas I can affect change and move/act freely. Most don't know that I helped run two campaigns in the last few years. I helped get a first-time City Council candidate 20% of the vote with a shoestring budget. We got another elected. I'm working on a State seat race next. Low key, it's not about me. I provided Analysis, Project Management, Strategy, Tactics, Execution, Research, etc, things in my wheelhouse. Mostly remote work, too. My favorite.

It's still a tiny tiny thing, in the broad scheme, but it's something very real.

/drift

If we could get term limits passed, we might be able to get a few good men into Congress. Regards 18DAI

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If we could get term limits passed, we might be able to get a few good men into Congress. Regards 18DAI

Agreed

Until about a hundred years ago, being a legislator (in either a state legislature or the U.S. Congress) was a part-time job. You needed to be a man of means or have some other "regular job" with which to support yourself and your family. You received a minor salary, actual expenses for your time in Washington (or your state capital, for local legislators) and reimbursement for maintaining an office and minimal staff in your district. When the legislature wasn't in session, you worked at your usual occupation.

And because if you were honest you MIGHT "break even," you tended to not make a lifetime career out of it.

Then, something changed. (Cue my personal recurring bitch here: Want to know who gets the same Federal retirement "enhanced annuity" computation as me? Other LEOs, firefighters, Air Traffic Controllers, Nuclear Materials Couriers... and Members of Congress and their staffers. Because, dangerous and stressful and shit.)

It needs to change back. It needed to change back in about 1950 or so.