I would like to devise a litmus test for Democrats.

[sabrina 1]

32. Excellent post. Thank you, and this:

Our politicians shouldn't be leaders but should be led by us. is something some people seem to have no concept of, they ADORE and pay homage to people who are supposedly working for the people, only for a short time, and should never be viewed as 'friends who care about us' until we can look at the work they have done, assess it and decide whether or not the have done the job we hired them to do.

The glorification of politicians is a dangerous thing, it has a tendency to blind people to their own interests and mostly, the interests of the country.

And this:

That's the beauty of teamwork;adding then subtracting, adjusting and rewording, participating and pondering until thru our labor a child is born.

Yes, mature people working towards what is the best that can be achieved for the benefit of most, if not all of the people.

What we have now is 'you're rubber, I'm glue' level of political discourse, which I believe suits those who are not particularly interested in the Common Good, but more in their own profit margins.

What we have right now, isn't working for a vast majority of the people, that we know. So the question is, 'was it our fault because we allowed those whose own interests prefer things the way they are, to dictate how we talk to each other? I think definitely we all fell for the 'my team' 'your team' tactics and fostered the divisions that have ensured nothing is going to change until we stop being LED and start LEADING.