The absolute disinterest in public policy making based on democratic process, much less principle, was what convinced me to leave my job as a government affairs professional in October 2014 -- after almost 30 years in the business. It was not even representative government. It was, and still is, "we win you lose." I have not watched The Hunger Games but am pretty sure it would remind me of the bi-annual election battles for control of Congress and the Presidency, although p