BATTLING THE EPIDEMIC OF ‘POTOMAC FEVER’
-- Author discusses the affliction which has perverted our political process
It’s called “Potomac Fever.” The fumes from the Potomac River magically increase the size of our elected leaders’ heads. Their power becomes like morphine. Slowly, campaign promises and pledges to do the peoples’ business are supplanted by catering to special interest groups, bloated egos, and a near disregard for their own constituents. Soon, their positions grow to reflect Washington’s wisdom, and it’s harder and harder to tell Republicans from Democrats. The longer a politician stays in Washington … the worse the symptoms of Potomac Fever become.
John Longenecker, author of The Battle We Fight: Battling Potomac Fever to Recapture Our Homes and Communities, is on a mission to expose the political disease of Potomac Fever -- and to cure by taking on violent crime nationwide.
Articulate, passionate and motivated, he can discuss topics including:
How and why our officials become so impaired they actually lose the ability to govern.
Why most of our senators and representatives grow to have a dangerous mistrust of the very people they represent.
How educators and the media perpetuate, and accept, the spread of Potomac Fever.
Why violent crime is a mistress of Potomac Fever
How we can return to a true representative democracy to protect our families and communities.
Gun control – Why this political hot potato issue – and Potomac Fever -- has caused officials to lose sight of basic constitutional rights.
Contact: Dan Smith
(856) 489-8654, ext. 111
