That's why politics are a joke in this nation...the best, honest and brightest can do much better than waste their time in US politics. All the good ones that try, get ridden out of town by special interests. Our founding fathers wanted good Americans to take part time out of their career/life to serve their country. The system of career politicians does not serve our interests.....It's time we support and elect real Americans in office, not trial lawyers and oil men. Enter Sarah Palin joke here.