[klimeckg]

So, it's fair to say, not all, but most politicians are running for office to get a free lunch! Then they use all of our hard earned money, to pay their staff to do the real work while they wine and dine and get cozy with lobbyist?

"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."

[ForeignDude]

The free lunch is just the perk.

The real reason most run is for relevance and power. Most politicians like the sound of their own voice, they like their visage on TV, and they like being able to determine other people’s fate.