Since when does longevity at a job translate into doing a good job?
I just read that Senator Kennedy passed away. May God rest his soul. Whatever that means. I truly wish his family peace and comfort during this season and I feel grief for all those who were close to him.
But on the public and political level, I am not a big Kennedy fan. For whatever reason this family had way too much influence in a political system that is suppose to represent the people. The Kennedy Family represents, in my mind, everything that is wrong in our political system. I think most would agree that they were powerful, influential, and very difficult to do battle against. I am pretty sure our founding fathers, who wrote our constitution and Declaration of Independence, never envisioned elected officials would get into office and make a career out of holding an office.
I have a very difficult time imagining any political person who does not live in the "real" world being capable of representing their constituency in any sort of positive way. I am convinced that if elected officials had to live under the laws that they choose to create, live with the health insurance rules that they craft, and things of that sort, that they would do a much better job. Why is it so hard to implement term limits? It baffles me.
My opinion goes for all political parties and all positions. I think it is very dangerous when we get politicians that look like they are a "made man" like you see in the mafia movies like "Goodfellas". It is scary, but there are many similarities between what goes on in politics and what goes on in "The Family" business of crime families.
I make a prediction now. With all the tragedies of the Kennedy family and now that the reining patriarch has passed on, there is bound to be a movie or mini series made. I can really imagine an epic series done on HBO that is similar to the quality of "The Band of Brothers" series.
As T.O. would say, "Get your popcorn ready!"
