Wrangell Sentinel -

One of the many reasons — perhaps the biggest reason — that much of the public has lost confidence and even interest in Congress is that a shrinking number of the 535 House and Senate members bother to do their job anymore.

They are too busy posturing for political gain, posting on social media for financial gain and positioning themselves to gain an edge on election rivals.

Pretty soon, I expect some of them might steal a publicity page from Taylor Swift’s football playbook and be seen with star athletes to gain even more attention. The difference being, however, that Swift comes to work when...