Apathy? Who cares.

Heard a news story on the radio tonight. Basically said that in a recent survey of college-age students, there was a majority opinion that voting will not substantially change the political landscape in the US.

I was somewhat shocked to realize that I agree with this.

I’m not saying that we shouldn’t be going out and voting, far from it; I’m voting Kerry this year because I strongly object to things like the PATRIOT Act and the way the budget surplus was blown on those ineffective tax advances.

But . . . I think that Kerry or Bush, the overall political landscape won’t change. The major parties are still beholden to the money that lines their pockets, and no longer have any vested interest in serving the needs of their constituents. Merely the ones that are interested in picking up the major highway or building contract that’s up in the next bill and will kick back a favorable portion of that money into Senator Fatback’s next campaign fund.

Maybe we’ll eventually change the political landscape for the better. But not anytime soon, I think.