It is us.

Election season brings out a whole bunch of negativity.  We fight and fret and wonder how anyone could conceivably take the position opposite ours.  But what is most troubling is that we rarely lump ourselves into the category of 'the problem'.  The problem - the economy, job-loss, war, racism...heck any problem at all - it is us.

We are selfish and demanding.  We want more goods for less cost.  We are angered by the price at the pump.  We love convenience.  We hate to wait.  We hate to give away what is 'ours.'  We're too lazy to hunt down the data.  We like to fight a good fight.  We even like to fight a bad fight. 

I am not saying any of that is the end of the world in and of itself.  But let's stop pretending it's because of some other guy.

The problem is us...  all of us...  each of us.