Power Corrupts… And Makes You Stupid

December 9, 2008 at 9:29 PM (Uncategorized)

Over the years, I’ve changed my political outlook on the world in many ways and occasionally have gone all the way around again. I was thrilled when Bill Clinton was elected, then disgusted with him by the time he left office. I actually voted for Bush the first time around. By the time he was up for re-election however, I’d changed my tune rather dramatically. I voted for Kerry and I voted for Obama last month.

If Hillary had won the nomination, I’d have just stayed home. I’ve had quite enough of the Bushes and the Clintons.

One opinion that I’ve never changed is that we need to take a lot power and authority away from our government. They say that power corrupts. I say it also makes you stupid. If you need any proof of that, go no further than this article at Cracked.
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