Blog for Boykins Rant

Does government continue to function as it should, when the elected officials don't do their jobs???? Why would the American public allow this to continue? The second part of the question has to do with the current chapter...What are the characteristics of a good President? A leader? Do they quit before the game is over??

I would have to agree that the government does continue to function even when the elected officials aren't doing their jobs. There are a handful of officials who do in fact do their job well and do it with integrity and enjoy the power they are given through their job title. However there are always some bad apples in the barrel. Many politicians are corrupt and certainly abuse their power and would rather not get work done, but rather are in it for the notoriety. There would be a slight chance that the government would become less efficient because if someone isn't doing their job, it only further delays the rest of the process of say, passing a bill. Instead someone else would have to pick up the slack. The main reason for all the different levels of congress is to increase efficiency in the Government, but when some officials "slack off" it contradicts the purpose. Sadly the American public, as much as we want to believe is untrue is very ignorant and frankly don't give a damn about politics until it starts affecting their daily life. If the effects of a official not fulfilling his or her duties started to affect a large majority of the American public then yes we would start to care, but if not we could care less whats going on in Congress. Also a majority of our information comes from the generic news source which usually tends to have a bias to make our country to seem great, so if there were an article published saying how inefficient our government is then the American people would take interest, but for now all we usually read is how the government is a okay and how every other country is the one with the problem.
A good president in my view is on that has great charisma and can present themselves in a professional manner. If a candidate went up and sounded really unsure about his ideas and plan of action I may be wary, then if a candidate went up there and was confident cool and collected and looked liked they knew what they were preaching. That's how it is for most people as well because as a whole Americans are pretty darn lazy when it comes to politics so if they get a good vibe from one candidate they will probably support them, even though they have no idea what their political platform may be. If a president can appeal to a large diversified group then he has good potential, because being the president means you have to represent the people as a whole and not just one specific group.