Naturally, since I have a real blinger of a cold, this is the week when everything happens. Most notably, I drove downstate yesterday for more interviews (same job), and I’m feeling pretty optimistic. I am too superstitious to say more than that. The won’t be making a decision for a couple weeks. I hate being patient!
The big thing today is, I have some questions I hope every Congressperson asks themselves before another revised “bailout” bill is presented for a vote.
- Have you ever been told by a used car salesman or real estate agent, that it’s critical that you sign a contract today? Did you buy it, and sign? (If you did, how dare you serve in Congress?)
- When everyone around you is losing their heads, do you tend to throw yours away too? (If you do, how dare you serve in Congress?) Or do you think clearly and calmly about a solution?
- Are you happy that you were pressured into
– - sending our troops to Iraq?
– - allowing people to be terrorized by the Patriot Act?
– - gutting the budget by passing “tax relief” plans without the corresponding budget cuts?
– - the Surge*?
- To Obama and McCain: When will you stop pandering to the polls and take a stand you truly believe in?
I’d hoped to be able to vote for a mainstream candidate this election year. Instead, the Libertarians and their Presidential candidate, Bob Barr, will most likely have my vote.
Read the latest Libertarian press release on the bailout here.
Learn more about the Libertarian Party and its platform here.
* I was stunned to hear this called a success. I suppose that bringing the body count back down to 2003 levels is enough to call it “success”.
