Prime example of why I hate politics with a passion and said farewell to the Republican Party…

Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state?

— Christine O’Donnell, Republican, Senator candidate from Delaware.

The sad thing here, aside from the fact O’Donnell somehow hoodwinked convinced the state of Delaware’s Republican Party that she passed 8th grade civics and 12th grade government, is that she can be legitimately considered a worthwhile candidate for the high office of United States Senator when she doesn’t know the core tenets of the U.S. constitution. Much like the first airings of a new season of American Idol, her media appearances are highly analogous to contestants who believe they can sing, but are rudely awakened to the harsh reality that they’re nothing but a punchline.

But this isn’t a game show. The fact that she’s actually being considered a legitimate candidate for a Senate seat illustrates a glaring fundamental problem with American politics: if we only allow the narcissistic, power hungry, corrupt, or most ignorant of Americans to rise to the top echelon of publicly elected shot callers, then it’s no question why the United States has the problems it does.

This is no longer a Democratic, Republican, or Tea Party problem; it’s an American problem! When our politicians can’t pass a basic high school equivalency exam, much less, the naturalization exam (e.g. to become a U.S. citizen exam), our society is about to be flushed.

The solution comes down to one very simple adage: garbage in, garbage out.