The Facts Heading into November's Elections

The American public is deeply dissatisfied with Congress, the two political parties and the broad direction of the country, according to a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, a pessimism that suggests wholesale change is a distinct possibility at the ballot box this fall.

Just one in five approve of the job Congress is doing while a whopping 72 percent disapprove. Six in ten say that this Congress' performance has been either below average (28 percent) or "one of the worst" (32 percent). (Just six percent describe it as "one of the best" or "above average".)

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Pelosi: Treating Drug Use Here Cheaper Than Stopping Drugs at Border

Nancy pelosi pointed out that it is the responsibility of the federal government to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) said Thursday it is cheaper to treat teens for drug use than it is to interdict drugs being smuggled across the border.

Letter to my congressman about the House leadership

Dear Congressman Mitchell,

This is a news quote that makes my blood boil: "Like Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid also said last week that he would not commit to giving the public a week to review the final text of the health-care bill."

It's demoralizing to have "leadership" in the House railroading and forcing taxpayers to swallow bill after bill without review, debate, or even allowing representatives to read the bills before signatures are demanded. I am outraged by Nancy Pelosi and her idea of House leadership. Her behavior in unconscionable and unconstitutional.

I want you to know that I Expect to be PROPERLY represented as your constituent. I will not silently swallow her forceful manipulation or accept "leadership" that doesn't allow, review, debate or the READING of any bill I'm expected to pay for. I expect congress to engage in the democratic process with a representative voice speaking on my behalf. I don't expect my representation to be dismissed or corralled into a partisan definition so it can be ignored, herded, threatened or manipulated.

Thank you,