Having been deeply involved with both political parties at one time or another, I must say that there’s one problem with staying away from politics: accountability.
Someone once said that a truly honest man is honest when no one is looking. Have you met many politicians? A few are idealists (liberal, moderate, or conservative), there to do their civic duty. Most are NOT!
We have to vote, one way or the other, to let them know that someone is minding the store. Politics is distasteful, and no one wants to talk about it. But at least vote–yes, it interrupts your day and you have to stand in line in the cold, but it’s not every day, and it’s very important.

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