What the West Wing has taught me about the expectations of politicians

If you haven't ever seen the show, stop now, go start a Netflix account (or use your current one) and watch one of the revolutionary show that has come into our televisions in the past fifteen to twenty years. 

I have been watching The West Wing whenever I have a set amount of time to myself. I usually classify this as "me" time where I will do something away from the work of everyday, and take some time to relax and enjoy myself.

The West Wing, if you haven't ever seen the show, is the "behind the scenes" look at the lives of the people involved with the daily functions in the West Wing of the White House. It's a very thrilling and exciting show that has been a favorite of my family when it first came out, and is now allowing me to be enjoyed again at an older age when all the topics they are talking about makes sense.

The West Wing has allowed me to become more educated about what happens in our government and has allowed me to raise in maturity as I rise into the world of adulthood.

I never have liked to really discuss politics. I feel like it's always a topic to get people going and argue, and also the fact there are plenty of people in our country that don't know about what they are talking about, we don't know one more, but this past election brought the most out of me with the world of politics and it's rather interesting to think about how the country is actually ran.

Here are a few things that bother me about the world of politics.

• The argument is made that when you don't vote during an election, you don't have the right to complain about the election, which I feel is WRONG. Why? Because if I don't feel like ANY of the people on a ballet can do the job, or if I don't like any of the candidates ideas, why would I vote? 
• Political parties are dumb. We are founded on the fact that all people are equal, but political parties put a barrier between people and at times prevent ideas and bills from being passed.
• Instead of going onto Meet the Press and other political talk shows to discuss why the person on the opposite side of the aisle is doing something YOU don't like, how about you meet with them and attempt to change it? I'm tired of seeing little politicians passing around the blame and turning to the media where as if you want something to get done, you should sit down and figure out how to fix it in a way that works for everyone instead of playing "I'm going to go cry to mommy"
• You can say what you do, but you will be remembered for what you say you did. 

The politicians we have today in the Federal Government need to jump from their seats and understand that in order for things to change, you will need to actually start talking and now staying on the other side of the wall.

But hey, who am I but the person who can possibly be voting for you during an election season.

-Cookie