Dear Members of Congress: Stop it!

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(Written for McClatchy-Tribune News Service) Dear Members of Congress: Apparently, you did not receive the last memo I sent you. So I am writing again, in the hopes that perhaps you will begin to listen a little more carefully to the vast majority of the people of the United States, who are tired unto death of the games you are playing. Trust me on this: We the people despise being held hostage to someone else’s ideology in general, and right now, we truly despise being held hostage to your ideology. That little game you played last week, taking us to within an hour of shutting … [Read more...]

An Open Letter to the Members of Congress

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Dear Ladies and Gentleman: I write to you today on behalf of the people of the United States of America. I do not actually claim to speak for all of my fellow Americans, but I do know that many of us feel the same. As you prepare for the new Congress, with a Republican-led House, a Democratic-led Senate and a Democrat in the White House, please remember these things: First, you work for us. You work for all of us. We do not work for you. Obviously we are not your immediate constituents. But in reality, we are. Because we are the citizens of this country, and you are the … [Read more...]