Bubble

When a person decides to run for public office they generally do so with the best of intentions. Often times the decision is based on a perceived wrong they want to right or just the idea that they want to make the country a better place as they see it. So far, so good. They soon find themselves surrounded by a group of people who think like they do and each member enforces the group think. The person may start out in city politics and soon find themselves running for state representative and this involves a bigger circle of friends and so on up the line. At some point, if they are successful, they may find themselves being elected to congress. Here they are influenced not only by their now much larger circle but also from outside sources like lobbyist. This are welcomed with open arms because they bring a detailed understanding of import issues and they also represent a source of campaign contributions. This is extremely important because so much time is spent looking for funding. As the years passed the politician, without realizing it, has become removed from those people that he is supposed to represent and gets most of his information from close associates who each have their own agenda. Lobbyist pay for access and the congressman gives daily access to his advisers. This then become the bubble that outsiders refer to when an elected official forgets who they work for.