What's wrong with politicians, Washington and the country

The people in Washington--and the statehouses--don't, by and large, give a damn about running the country right or about doing what's for the best of the nation and its people, at all, clearly. One of the only things Americans agree on is that we're sick to death of Washington not working. It's all "my party" and "me" and "mine" and "whatever may be good for the corporation or group that's buying me off." It's political insanity, the American people are fed up with it and it's gone on far too long. It is what fostered the Tea Party and Libertarians before them, I believe. It's across the board, too. Too many Americans see their representatives in government taking care of themselves, first, with "political contributions" and their own free health care and pensions from us, the voters and citizens of the country, then they take care of the goals of their own political party, second, and it stops there. We're witnessing it right now with the budget and negotiations. No one--with the possible exception of Bernie Sanders (Sen., Ind., Vt.), in my opinion--is putting the country first when considering legislation or actions they can and should be taking. We need statesmen and -women and principled leaders in our government and we're not getting them. It's selfish. It's stupid. It's short-sighted and too frequently even mean-spirited, as we've seen. It has become, I believe, dangerous for the country and it ought to stop. It doesn't look as though it will but it needs to stop. And it needs to stop very, very soon. It won't, apparently, but it should. Here's hoping.