If you can't get as wound up about fixing our local government, don't tell me we've got to fix Washington. Local decisions affect your daily life more than Washington does. The reason Washington is Fu**ed up is people allow shitty local politicians to become shitty state politicians and after they are really lost and forgot why they are there, we promote them to DC. The other problem is half of elected positions nationally seem to be held by former lawyers. No wonder we're doomed...... Throw out career politicians and we'll all be better off.