To all members of the House and the Senate,
I am a 22 year old College student and I like to think that I have pretty lofty aspirations and hopes for my future. The lifestyle I want isn't necessarily excessive it is just a bit more comfortable than most. I feel inclined to share this with you because it helps to put into perspective my one big fear, and that is that my goals, my dreams and the life I want for myself will soon become unattainable, not by any doing of my own but by the increasingly idiotic and dangerous behavior of those put in charge of me. For you see, our country has come upon a great chasm in the road and we must decide to either build a bridge over it our continue stubbornly to our demise. The hour of our decision is upon us. So will you, our elected representatives, carry us over this chasm or will you continue to bicker and serve your own childish interests leading our country to destruction?
The destruction of the American way of life, the life that I so desire, the life that was promised to me is something I pray can be avoided but unfortunately as each day passes it seems more and more apparent that we are headed into the chasm. You may say my words are excessive speculation or exaggeration but seriously think about the state our country, how close our economy is to meltdown and the consequences of such a disaster. According to Rep. Paul Kanjorski our economy, and along with it our country, came within just hours of total destruction in mid Sept. "http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/9/234340/6189/142/695504". And yet even with such a dire warning you in Congress, including Rep. Kanjorski, continue to flap your wings and kick your feet in what most everyone can see as political posturing. Come on now! You argue and whine over this economic stimulus bill pretending to know what is best for the constituents that you have so clearly lost touch with. Stop pretending to be economists, and start being representatives. You refuse to listen to the real economists, no matter which way they argue and you refuse to listen to the American people, which is your most important duty. You are supposed to be cyphers and avatars enacting the will of the people not the will your pockets and greedy ambitions. And don't try to argue that you aren't because we all know that you are in this for a career. Career politicians. What is the goal of almost any career oriented mind? Advancement, recognition and longevity. You who have been born into have no real connection to everyday people and therefore cannot possibly know what is best for us.
So please learn a new skill or trait because If you do not fix this problem that you claim to have an understanding of we will replace you, and not with more of your ilk. Instead we will have no choice but drastic change, and no Mr. Obama, your one degree change is not the change that will be needed. We are the American people, and you in power may think us lazy, fat and placid but you are about to push us to the breaking point. Your pompous displays of angry and frustration at the banks are not fooling anyone. You yell at the heads of Citigroup, Bank of America and all but then the next day, after you are done patting yourself on the back, you take the executive pay cap out of the stimulus package. And what do you replace it with? bogus tax cuts and pet projects. What about bailing us out! Instead of throwing the crooks in jail your are giving them a better set of tolls and saying "try again" If you are not complacent than you are most certainly an imbecile.
Fix this problem, because you have taken away our ability to. And if you don't fix this problem then the American people will find that they are in need of a French Revolution