What If They Touched The Rail Before They Quit?

Evan Bayh's withdrawal is just the most publicized of many resignations and withdrawals of senators and congressmen no longer willing to fight the silly fight that represents our current form of politics.

Everyone who has looked at our fiscal problems knows that the real problems are not being discussed. The real problems are the boomer's drag on social security and medicare, otherwise known as "the third rail" because you can't touch it, and run again for office. Republicans and democrats are the same, in this respect. Third rail crosses both parties.

So if that's the problem, and they no longer are running for office, why don't they touch it?

It would do us all a favor. Someone has to tell the truth, even if it isn't our electable politicians. 

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