Business as Public Service?

Posted on December 12, 2008 | 0 Comments

While answering a question yesterday about political corruption in Illinois, President-elect Obama chose some words that troubled me. He said:

… there are two views of politics. There's a view of politics that says you go in this for sacrifice and public service, and then there's a view of politics that says that this is a business, and you're wheeling and dealing, and what's in it for me?

Now, it’s clear what he meant and I agree with the sentiment. Some people (most, in my experience) who go into politics do so for…

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