I think it's cynicism combined with apathy that's gonna get us. There was only one man in our history who truly looked at the highest position of power as an opportunity to serve: George Washington. Everyone else since has proven that those who can get the office should by no means have it. Our system, as I understand it, is based on the notion that our collective cynical and hopefully well informed and mostly rational voices can temper the lust for power, but we have to keep talking to the right people and, yeah, keep the hope that things will get better.

that's the way it's supposed to work. You are fine American. Not being sarcastic.