Why Won't My Congressman . . . ?
I want these things from my congressmen and congressional candidates. In fact, I want them from all office holders and candidates. The congressional, senatorial, and presidential levels are the most annoying.
1. Be stingy with my money, especially when spending money that increases the national debt.
2. Accept nothing from professional lobbyists.
3. Stop giving yourself raises, pension increases, and expense accounts.
4. Stop slimy campaigning. This one cannot be pithy. To point out genuine facts about an opponents voting record is fine, but to distort is is too common and is a lie. Run on your own records and beliefs instead of attacking the other guy.
5. Do not engage in practices like earmarking. When you are spending money we do not have, do not expect to be rewarded for "bringing home the bacon."
6. There is government waste in the so-called "entitlement" programs, but there is probably much more wasted in military procurement and other corporate welfare. You should be our warrior against all government waste.
7. Stop name-calling, labeling, libeling, and speaking in code. It's an estate tax, not a death tax, we all have the right to work and no one is trying to take it away.
In later posts, I will go into more detail on some of these thoughts. Enough posturing, hypocrisy, ideology, lying, and money-chasing. This 2006 election was about those things as much as about Iraq. Wait! Iraq is about all those things, too. Yes, we were angry and most of our anger was about Republican posturing, hypocrisy, ideology, lying, and money-chasing; that doesn't mean we'll go blind when or if the Democrats start it. Today, I had a disturbing exchange with a customer. I had been helping him find some hardware items and when I said, "May I help you find anything else?" he replied, "Yes, an honest politician!" My response was a lame laugh, but it is disturbing that he and so many others believe that it cannot be done. I believe that there are many honest men and women at all levels of politics, just as there are in law, medicine, ministry, education, factory, and retail jobs. Someone once said something to the effect that Caesars wife must not only be pure, but must appear to be pure. It may be time for our politicians to strive for both purity and the appearance of purity. Most of us think you guys only focus on the latter.
1. Be stingy with my money, especially when spending money that increases the national debt.
2. Accept nothing from professional lobbyists.
3. Stop giving yourself raises, pension increases, and expense accounts.
4. Stop slimy campaigning. This one cannot be pithy. To point out genuine facts about an opponents voting record is fine, but to distort is is too common and is a lie. Run on your own records and beliefs instead of attacking the other guy.
5. Do not engage in practices like earmarking. When you are spending money we do not have, do not expect to be rewarded for "bringing home the bacon."
6. There is government waste in the so-called "entitlement" programs, but there is probably much more wasted in military procurement and other corporate welfare. You should be our warrior against all government waste.
7. Stop name-calling, labeling, libeling, and speaking in code. It's an estate tax, not a death tax, we all have the right to work and no one is trying to take it away.
In later posts, I will go into more detail on some of these thoughts. Enough posturing, hypocrisy, ideology, lying, and money-chasing. This 2006 election was about those things as much as about Iraq. Wait! Iraq is about all those things, too. Yes, we were angry and most of our anger was about Republican posturing, hypocrisy, ideology, lying, and money-chasing; that doesn't mean we'll go blind when or if the Democrats start it. Today, I had a disturbing exchange with a customer. I had been helping him find some hardware items and when I said, "May I help you find anything else?" he replied, "Yes, an honest politician!" My response was a lame laugh, but it is disturbing that he and so many others believe that it cannot be done. I believe that there are many honest men and women at all levels of politics, just as there are in law, medicine, ministry, education, factory, and retail jobs. Someone once said something to the effect that Caesars wife must not only be pure, but must appear to be pure. It may be time for our politicians to strive for both purity and the appearance of purity. Most of us think you guys only focus on the latter.
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