I'm sick of hearing politicians refer to elected office as "public service." It couldn't be farther from the truth. Public service is serving in the military or joining the Peace Corps or any volunteer agency, even the police department. Politicians serving in office is "self-service."
That is why they fight so hard to keep their seats. Perfect example: The Democrats in Congress chose to shut down the government rather than allow a delay or defunding of Obamacare even though the signs showed that many Americans would be hurt by it.
Now that the rollout of Obamacare is such a disaster, and people are getting their insurance canceled, many Democrats want to rethink Obamacare, perhaps delay it. Even President Bill Clinton has come out as possibly delaying it. Why? Because it is hurting American citizens? No, because it may hurt Hillary Rodham Clinton's chance at the presidency — self-service. A number of Democratic senators recently met with President Barack Obama to tell him that if there isn't a delay, it could hurt their chances for re-election — self-service.
Joe Lydon
Albany