Am I being intellectually dishonest when I say I am disgusted with the American system of politics as it stands right now?

This looks like a very healthy sort of honesty to me. And I am in complete agreement with you about the American system of politics right now. I, too, would like to see the big money removed from the equation, and also the political parties and their party machines, and partisan politics. Our system is broken and it needs to be fixed.