Power Corrupts!

It is always interesting to watch what happens to people when they are placed in a position of power, success and/or influence. Power, sex, money and alcohol/drugs are the major corrupting influences in any successful person's life. We see famous and successful people destroy their lives on a regular basis with abuse of one or more of these influences. As I have watched this take place many times over the years it seems that the 4 big corrupters win about equally. But, all things considered, I believe power is the most dangerous. Too much power concentrated in one place, person or ideology can be deadly to the bearer and the receiver. I believe we are seeing the effects of this in the American government at this moment. As I wrote in The Stimulus Tragedy, America runs most effectively when there is lively debate on major issues and a relative balance of power. Today, the power is heavily loaded in one direction and that is a negative for America. Due process is being subverted as a result and that is just part of the problem. The inevitable result is that power corrupts and when that happens WE THE PEOPLE will take the action to change that balance. I believe we are there now. I believe WE THE PEOPLE have already seen enough to make the change. Hopefully that will come at the mid term elections and a bunch of these entrenched, career politicians will be voted out of office.