Senator, Congressman, Governor, President, all of these title have something in common; they evoke a sense of power and authority. Being elected to a position of authority is a testament to your leadership skills and more so a very nice addition to your memoirs.
Currently, our elected officials rarely run to change things, rather they decide to run because the power of an office trumps the need for change. After deciding to run, the candidate thinks up a platform and spends campaign season making promises, which, when elected, are seldom kept.
We need candidates that have a mission and decide to run to fulfill this mission. We should ask our
candidates “Why?” Why are you running? Why should I vote for you?
Why? Why? Why?
Once we know why the candidate is running, we can begin to understand the future of the candidate. Many candidates will start talking about their campaign promises and hit all their talking points. The few candidates who have a genuine reason are the ones that we should pay more attention to. Case in point is Former Congressman Joe Scarborough, author of Rome Wasn’t Burnt in a Day. Scarborough’s answer to the question “Why?” was simple and to the point “Bill Clinton”. At the point of his ampaign,
Clinton was disliked by virtually everyone. The congressional freshman
of 1994 were a different breed of politicians. They actually went to
Washington and changed Washington, at least briefly.
If we could elect more solid politicians, ones who believe in the integrity of the office, maybe we could change our system. Voters do control Washington, elect people you believe in, instead of agenda pushers. Send people to change Washington, ones who won’t let Washington change them.
Side note: I highly recommend Scarborough's book, Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day. As a former Republican congressman, he aligns an attack against Republicans for their desertion of their voters. The book is very interesting reading.
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