With the approval ratings of Congress and President Biden dropping to historic lows and the number of Americans reporting that the country is heading in the wrong direction spiking to record highs, now would be an ideal time for elected officials in Washington, D.C. to assess honestly their job performances. Are they causing Americans more harm than good? Have they prioritized or abandoned their constituents' top concerns? Has their obsession with the events of January 6, 2021 done anything to alleviate today's skyrocketing inflation making food and fuel unaffordable? Has pushing the contentious issue of "transgenderism" in classrooms, businesses, and women's sports helped unite or divide the American people? Has runaway illegal immigration at the Southern border made Americans more or less safe? These are all good questions for any "public servant" seeking honest self-reflection.
Alas, "honesty" and "capacity for self-reflection" are not qualities usually attributed to politicians. Consistently high numbers of Americans believe that elected officials put their own interests ahead of the country's, and a record number of
Americans believe that the United States has "poor moral values." The
idea of a "moral politician" in D.C. would strike most Americans as
laughable...................To Read More...
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