An election year, some facts and insight to use or not......

Hello everyone,

  Everyone likes to complain and assign blame..here's how it works.  The President blames our Congress, and our Congress blames each other ( Dems vs. GOP ).  We tend to blame anyone except those who are culpable ( or actually involved in the mess ).  Now is not the time to coddle our representatives or suckle , while expecting great things to happen.  I made the mistake of going to some congressional social sites and seeing how some average Americans were enamoured with their local Congresspeople and representatives.  Admittedly, not all persons in Congress are greedy, manipulative and out to protect only themselves.....but it's amazing that only one or two members are willing to try and make a difference ( a positive difference ).  Below are some facts...that you can use for good, or double check, or forget about.

1.  Our Congress voted for the bailout that preceded the worst recession in nearly 100 years.


2.  Our Congress recently voted to NOT REGULATE carbon dioxide emissions until other countries fall in line to regulate their emissions....so much for being a leading country.


3.  In 2006,  Incumbent Senator Maria Cantwell, invested $10,000,000 of her own dollars to her re-election campaign, along with receiving a loan of $3.5 million dollars.  She subsequently received a 'Letter of Admonishment' for receiving the loan outside the rules set in place for candidates.

4.  Over 50% of the current members of Congress ( including both House and Senate ) are Millionaires....a true representation of the American People???


5.  A new law, if passed by Congress, would make it illegal for members of Congress to 'short sell' their stocks or for insider trading....laws that WE WOULD CURRENTLY GO TO JAIL FOR!!!

6.  It makes no sense to complain about our Senators..since it was WE that elected them, but thankfully...it's not a mistake we have to make twice.

7.  The United States Government has grown 15% since 2008, while the civilian sector has grown by about 1%.

8.   Since 2000, Republicans have started two wars and Democrats have added more than 4 trillion dollars to our nation debt ( since 2008 ).....some of the debt was a bipartisan effort...but really.


9.   This year offers a possible 33 changes to our current Senate, with 7 members retiring and 26 running for re-election....you can also bet that they will still be receiving their Congressional Salary, while out stumping for donations for their re-election campaign.


10.  More than One Billion emails will be sent out in the next month complaining about our current president, but not offering any solution except to forward the email. 


  Use this information or not....forward this information or not.  My main point, as it always has been, is that folks who are not pro-active really have nothing to complain about...if status quo is your goal.


  Almost the weekend....have a great day everyone!!

Trevor