My Congressman

I got a letter today from my congressman, Bill Flores. It was a one page letter blasting Obama and singing the praises of the Republicans.  In the first paragraph, he makes the statement that "Throughout the past year, House Republicans have continued to focus on a common-sense private sector blueprint for job creation and economic growth."  He also included a card asking three questions.  1)Do you support measures that would amend the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced budget?My answer:  No.  Unless it contains the provision that the deficit can never be more than 3% of GDP.  Anytime it is more than 3% of GDP, then no sitting congressman will be allowed to run for re-election.and must return the salary and benefits they have received since the deficit became higher than said 3%.

Question 2:  Do you support measures that would require a 3/5 vote of congress to increase the amount of debt our Nation carries?  No.  This is a redundant question.  If we have a balanced budget amendment, we would have no debt, so why would we even need this? And both parties would use it block necessary funding.

Question 3:  Do you support measures that would cut all spending not related to homeland security or defense spending across the board by 1%-5%?  Oh HELL no.  This is aimed directly at Medicare and Social Security.  Medicare and Social Security are not entitlement programs.  They are paid for.  Not only that, most insurance companies require you to purchase Medicare or they will only pay "what Medicare would have paid."  In other words, when you reach 65,  your insurance company is allowed, by law, to dumb down what they pay to about 50%, but they do not decrease your premiums.  This is one of Congress's jewels.  And the Social Security fund is bankrupt because said Congress has looted it for 40 years.  It is full of IOU's and they don't want to have to pay those IOU's.

Needless to say, I blasted my congressman's ears.  Never in my 61 years have I seen a congress so greedy, so not caring about the country.  You could not find a thimblefull of integrity in the whole of the US congress and senate put together.  Notice I put congress and senate in small letters.  That is because those in congress are small and have degraded the offices they hold.