Letter to the editor:

Congress is to blame for nation’s problems

Dave Mesker, Las Vegas

Fri, Apr 11, 2008 (2:05 a.m.)

George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Big Oil they’re all only names. Yet for 50 years we have blamed everyone for our problems including the aforementioned except the right ones.

Congress is the problem in this country, not any of the above. We have turned over our money to people who couldn’t run a business if their lives depended on it. Social Security, health care, high energy costs, food prices I can go on and on about many other things that you and everyone else already know.

Those in Congress could have voted this war out years ago, but what do they do? Put their fingers up to the wind and see which way the people will react to save their jobs. Did you ever count how many people have been in Congress more than 20 years? Give it a try.

How long have we been talking about fuel alternatives? I can’t remember when we didn’t talk about them. How about this one: How many people wake up in America hungry? And what has Congress done? Talk about it for the past 50 years.

And here we are in another election year, and you guessed it: All the so-called “leaders” seem to be able to raise millions and millions of dollars to get elected so they can continue their assault on the American people with all their lies and misuse of taxpayers’ funds. It’s funny they can raise all this money to get elected but can’t seem to solve simple everyday problems.

Remember that the people in Congress don’t have your Social Security and retirement funds they have their own, and you sure won’t ever get any.

Until the American people wake up, nothing will change.

Discussion: 1 comment so far…

By MikeofNLV

4/11/08 at 2:53 p.m.

Suggest removal

I received a similarly toned email recently and I had to repspond as I am here. First Mr Mesker, who do you think elects these represenatives? Second consider the fact that there are no less than 3 political groups/parties represented in our elected Congress and Senate. NONE with a VETO-proof majority. So those that you're "names" identifies have often been the author's of legislation exactly because of that nonexistance of a truly independent House or Senate.
You don't even mention those that really are the makers of our problems..Where is mention of the shockingly huge numbers of non-voters? Where is mention of the lunatic fringe or the ideologues that would NEVER support another groups or parties proposals.. There is a problem and it lies not in who we elect but rather the ideas, morals and public interest of those we elect. I have yet to hear anyone state that they are backing a candidate because of their strong allegience to promoting the idea of ONE AMERICA, an America not split along party lines but an America where the country ranks atop their priorities. That doing what's best for the country is their only agenda. There is enough blame for our dire situation but Congress is not the only villain we the citizenry, whether we vote or not, has to lay claim to a large part of the shame.
Just stating what I think. No offense intended