Why do people vote for them in the first place?

Question

Since 99.9% of the POLITICIANS in Washington are either heads of large businesses or lawyers,
Why would anyone believe the 'we are the common man' crap that they sell in elections?

Lawyers, by and large, are trained how to twist the truth to suit their purposes and owners of big businesses are just out for the money they, themselves, can get (again, by and large).
America is NOT a business and there is no "product" to market and sell,
and twisting of the truth is not something we, as a people, need!
politics has grown into the clubhouse of screwing the american people. If we voted out every single lawyer and businessperson from washington, our country would run so mush better, hire real accountants to get the numbers in line. and make it illegal for any company to sell to the government ANYTHING at a higher price that it sells for retail!
VOTE FOR INDEPENDANTS ( and independence) AND VOTE OUT INCUMBANTS IN '08

A healthy country, a constitutional government, a better choice

politics (compromise) is a game of both sides agreeing to do what each considers to be wrong, How can that be Good for America???

Answer 1

Well first you'd have to convince me that Independents are different, then you'd have to convince me that they can MAKE a difference.

Answer 2

I've always longed for a 'none of the above' option. Then, when that option gets the majority, the parties have to go back and pick new people. But, most of the time, we aren't voting for people we want, we are voting against people we don't want. The lesser of two evils...both are still evil. Oh yeah, and make campaign contributions illegal.

Answer 3

I love when the democrats talk about feeding the homeless and poor when they spend almost $1,000,000,000 nationwide electing themselves to office. With that much money you could feed every homeless and poor person in america.