Use brains in politics
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Editor,
Suppose. Suppose you cared more about how well your governmental representative did their job and less about their name, party affiliation or ingrained status. Now suppose you have a brain and use it. It comes with a filter that allows you to separate fact from fiction, reality from fantasy, and more importantly the horse from the horse s—-tuff.
When I hear something from a source I favor, I tend to believe it. Talking with others who favor the same source supports me and with others who favor other sources leads to holes. Labeling contrary input as worthless, I can solidify my belief, regurgitate it as a fact and raise my voice to add believability if challenged. In this process I need no brain and can reach and defend any position I wish.
Mostly routine behavior and Pavlovian responses will see you through the day, but using that process to put someone in an office to make wide-ranging decisions affecting our community, state and nation is wrong. It is a disservice to yourself, your family and your neighbors.
Our representatives, Greg Hertz and Janna Taylor, publish articles. To me their content is offensive and insulting — public record stuff or personal voicing of their bias as fact. Janna, for example, mentioned one vote she made then waffles the why of how she voted. Neither she nor Hertz publish on their own websites how they vote during the session. They can, but choose not to. They want to tell you what to focus on. It should be the reverse. While my brain can do the research in this area, it shouldn’t have to. It is as if our politicians rely more on brain dead voters. But they get elected so it must be good politics, unfortunately.
I am also concerned about her comment, “The real knowledge of state government rests with the agencies and the lobbyists.” Scary thought to one who likes to believe his representatives use their brains as well. If the wealth of knowledge rests elsewhere, why do we continue to elect these people as our representatives?
Richard Bell
Polson
