Idealistically, no.
Unfortunately, that's not the way things get done in DC.
Well thank you for that. I hope almost all of us feel that way.
I hope after the GOP got their butts kicked out of power in 2004 that they learned their lesson about putting politics ahead of the people. Right now they are mostly talking the talk, but it's too early to know whether they'll walk the walk. We won't know until they regain power and have a chance to redeem themselves.
But it's for damn sure most of the Democrats in Congress put politics ahead of the people and need their butts kicked out of power.
I am simply not willing to resign myself to the fact that it is impossible to elect patriots and honest men and women to high office any more. I may die trying, but I haven't given up yet.