The problem is not the politicians so much as the Supreme Court, imo. The Supreme Court was to insure that the other two branches of Gov’t did not usurp power from the states and the people and pass laws outside of the limited powers outlined in the Constitution. Once the power hungry beast was let out of it’s cage, there is no getting it back in, imo.
This is the number 1 reason that I never vote for a politician that supports any type of tax increase. The only way to rein in the federal gov’t is to quit funding it.
Obama and other corrupt politicos are a symptom of the problem, not the problem.