This seriously sums up what i think. I wish Congress would grow some... nerves?... and do what's right instead of what's safe. If I recall correctly, lots of Members lost their jobs after Medicare and Social Security were passed, but can anyone really say it wasn't worth it?

I thought the whole concept of work in the public service is that you're working for something that's bigger than yourself. I thought that a functioning and just society was more important than what particular people are working for it. A position in the government isn't supposed to be a cushy job (which is why people are clamoring to work for $25k in a very expensive city). It isn't supposed to be an easy job (which is why those $25k jobs are some 60 hrs/week).

Hey, Senators? The Greater Good must be more important than where you'll park your car next January. Otherwise, you're there for your own self-interest. And that completely undermines the whole point of what our system is built on. Doesn't it?