To the editor:

Webstersa国际传媒檚 dictionary defines a politician (disparagingly) as a sa国际传媒減erson primarily interested in political office for selfish or other narrow usually short-sighted reasons.sa国际传媒� In order for a politician, and a political party, to be successful, he, she, or it, must be able to convince the voting public that they, and their party knows best on how to spend your money.

In addition, we often experience the successful party forming a majority government with 40 per cent or less, of the popular vote, leaving the rest of the voting public essentially unrepresented. (What was that old saying?sa国际传媒� No taxation without representation.)

Remember, governments have no money of their own. All their money comes from us, the taxpayers, whether they voted for the successful party in power or not. Such is the art of politics and why many people lose interest at election time. Nothing changes.

Grant Baudais, Kelowna