I just think politics has lost it's luster... it's all 'my team or your team' without respect for the other side, only loathing and a desire to win... It's sortof like the religion wars but uglier.
To devolve into calling it right, wrong, evil, holy devolves the institution of politics IMHO....
This has NOTHING to do with your rant this morning, this comes from reading DU and FR on the same subjects. FR still has control of the high ground, in that at least the points are well thought out and well argued... much more than the level of dialogue at DU... but still...
I know I've said this before and I also know I'm not really smart enough or informed enough to say much...but I think a big reason why politics have gotten so ugly is because at this point they almost ARE about religion. Used to be they were more about views on economics and such...most people tended to agree more or less on morality.
Now, morality is a huge part of politics. It makes it about good and evil rather than just taxes and allotments and what-have-you.
Which one? ;-)
As far as it relating to the rant about the job, I do get awfully tired being in the middle of politics. At the same time, I can't quite get away from it.
;-)