Member of Congress in NNY.....Not a Job for Everyone, or Anyone

   In some ways, it's amazing anyone wants the job...Granted, being a Member of Congress has the prestige afforded  one in 750,000 Americans.....but these days the rhetoric is sharp.   They call you "Bill", and that's the best.
   Fueled by rival cable news nets the talk is all about that you are a crook, no good, shouldn't be paid, and are the rascal who should be thrown out. You've have single digit approval and are routinely diagnosed as dysfunctional
    Your job consists of trying to influence a caucus you may not agree with and going along to get along more often than not.
     Like to drive ? There's lots of that. You can't blame Bill Owens for having a heavy foot as he has to scoot around 12 counties and appear interested when not.
     Now there are pluses. Being treated deferentially in DC is nice. The honor of holding such an office is great, except since they stopped teaching civics, nobody knows you, much less how a bill becomes a law..There's the notion you are making a difference, but measuring that takes the passage of more time than the current news cycle allows.
       It's definitely something for someone younger with the energy and enthusiasm.   In a district this big, its a job and a hard one....
        Look for a worker you can identify with.