House leadership not hit by slump

Today’s Congress does not run as was intended by the founding fathers. Why should your Representatives be listening to and acting upon requests from constituents of other Districts and States and not you? Why would a Senator or Representative take actions contrary to the well being of their constituent and nation? It is all about money! Money for reelection to perpetuate this non-representation of constituents. Money to be able to leave Congress very wealthy. Congress has become a lure for those who seek power and money from that power. Lobbyists provide the money to power campaigns in all sorts of devious ways. Senators and Representatives repay campaign contributors with un-debated and often weakly disclosed earmarked projects. Congress is almost the definition of broken government or more aptly corrupt government. Our Congress often makes the Iraqi and Mexican Parliaments look like a Boy Scout Jamboree. Read the entire piece and what to do about the problem at: http://brokengovernment.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/why-is-congress-the-way-it-is/

I wonder just how many of the Democrats like Hoyer that have invested in IRAs and market securities keep blocking Social Security reform that would allow us to do the same with a small portion of our Social Security taxes? I thought the reason they block that reform is because it is dangerous to invest in the market place. Or is it just that it is "dangerous" in their opinion to deny those same politicians from accessing the Social Security funds they spend from the "trust fund"? The "trust fund" has zero real assets due to these same bait-and-switch politicians. But it looks like plenty of those politicians that are vehemently against allowing us to have our own account funded by only a portion of the money taken from us to be put into the "trust fund" have no problem building up wealth in the same market place they warn us against. Shame on such politicians. But greater shame on those of us who keep them in power. They get what we deserve - twice over.

..And where is the article about how well the Republican leadership did while they were in control of Congress? Statistics have long shown that MOCs do much better than the average investor; 12% return on the stock market, vs. 6%, for example. I will be the first to celebrate when money no longer governs politics, but pointing fingers at the Democrats is a red herring.