Bill Frezza at RealClearMarkets has a good piece on Congress’  “business model” which is driven by campaign contributions in return for lobbyist-induced, deficit-funded vote buying.  And then, there’s the two parties, whose leaders defend the status quo and are owned by the recipients of their largesse:

Political parties help define, organize, and maintain this system. Parties rely on activists and pundits to promote their brand. Parties offer voters a team to identify with and champions to root for, as well as an opposing team to hate and villains to despise. The media reports on each team’s setbacks and victories as champions and villains battle to write new laws and give away money. Parties provide talking points for media and pundits to distribute. These help spare voters the effort of thinking for themselves.

One thing our two major parties agree on is that it would be terrible to have more than two major parties. Congress arranges the voting and campaign finance laws to ensure that no new parties can grow to significant size. Parties promote the idea that the practical choice for voters is the lesser of two evils. Most voters accept this and go so far as to accuse fellow citizens who refuse to vote for politicians from either major party of shirking their civic duty.

The founding fathers were very smart. But they were not smart enough to prevent this business model from emerging.

I cry for my country.

Just so.  It’s very sad. We need a new party. Cooler heads can prevail to make others roll.  Campaign contributions from all entities, except individuals must cease. This means no unions, political action groups, special interest groups, for-profit, or not-for-profit corporations will be allowed to lobby or to contribute to members of Congress for any purpose.  It’s the only way to make the business model no longer profitable.