Like businesses, politicians have a lot to learn about life in the world on the Internet.

No longer can politicians hide behind press releases and hope that not everyone reads the newspaper. When they are caught doing the wrong thing, everybody knows, instantly.

In my opinion, this is a good thing.

But what about Congress? How can it be fixed? I happen to personally agree with Lawrence Lessig in his campaign to change Congress, but I don’t think his strategy will succeed as much as I hope it will.

I believe that even though tantalizing tidbits of news spread across the Internet as fast as wildfire (actually a heck of a lot faster!), information about what sleazy but legal deals politicians make with special interest groups is not that exciting. The good thing is that the information is there.

I foresee events in the not too distance future where a serious problem will rear its head, and those outraged at its caused will not have to dig too deep to find its cause. They’ll be able to “connect the dots” back to the root cause with enough time to spread the word before the next election.

When it comes to politics, I consider myself an American first, an independent second, and a fiscally and socially responsible, morally grounded, and ethical individual. Yep, I’ll vote for whoever I believe will do the right thing. Are you that candidate?