Just receive an Email from Rush Holt.
I decided to respond
I decided to take it easy on him LOL
Mr Holt,
Over the last 10 years or so I've been following the goings on in Washington pretty closely.
And this latest debacle even closer.
In your news letter you stated.
"The government did so much wrong, and while Democrats in Congress tried to set them straight many times, we obviously did not do so strongly enough."
This sir. Is an outright lie.
There were opportunities to do something.
in 2003 a bill was proposed to do something about Fannie May/Freddie Mac.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E3D6123BF932A2575AC0A9659C8B63the Democrats claimed they were and I quote. "working as intended". There seemed to be at the time plenty of opposition from the Democrats to oppose oversight.
And Gee I wonder why?
Top Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008
Name Office Party/State Total
1. Dodd, Christopher J S D-CT $133,900
2. Kerry, John S D-MA $111,000
3. Obama, Barack S D-IL $105,849
4. Clinton, Hillary S D-NY $75,550
I could go on but,
I find #'s 2,3,and 4 to be pretty darn interesting. Don't you?
Its not a very great leap to understand why some folks might be hesitant to as you put it not act "strongly enough".
The fact of the matter is.
Democrats were only willing to do something when it was politically advantageous to them.
Not that the republicans have been any better.
But this is about your claim that Democrats tried to do something.
Fact of the matter is they (both parties)had chances to do something. But didn't because it might give the other side a political victory.
I can sum up the problem with a quote I heard Hillary Clinton say with my own ears.
I couldn't believe I heard it at first so I waited for the rerun on CNN just to make sure I wasn't hallucinating.
She said and I quote exactly.
"I have always considered myself a Democrat first. and an American second."
That about sums up the problem with both parties.
You all don't care about the United States.
Not in any meaningful way.
the only thing any of you really care about is getting your party,your little team, Your little social clubs. Into power.
And it is my observation that the respective parties will do anything. And I mean ANYTHING. Including undermining administrations and the welfare of the country as a whole to accomplish that.
An activity that as far as I am concerned. boarders on teason.
You yourself are guilty of this.
How else would you explain your voting record in the current congress.
how else do you explain voting 97.2% of the time with your party?
(source)
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/h001032/And you only missed 28 votes (1.5%) during the current Congress!
Now while the Republicans sure as hell haven't been right 97.2% of the time. they sure as hell haven't been wrong 97.2% of the time either.
so don't ever lay claims of "working across party lines.'
working across party lines runs in both directions. 97.% of the time is NOT working across party lines
your voting record is actually worse then Obamas when it comes to "reaching across the isle." Obama voted along party lines 96.0%.
Sorry, the numbers dont lie and wont change no matter what distortions he puts forward.
Call it what you want. But the one thing it isn't. is "reaching across party lines." or "working in a bi partisan manner"
The rather obvious fact of the matter is.
You all don't disagree with a bill because its a bad bill. You all will dissagree with a bill simply because the other side presented it.
You all don't care about America. Not in any meaningful way. Only about getting your party into power.
I will tel you one thing that is bi partisan.
And that is the mess you all have allowed and contributed in both action and inaction in getting us into.
In that you all have performed superbly.
with allies like you two parties. Who needs
Al-Qaeda? You all are damned near as dangerous.
Both sides together got us into this mess.
In any other area in the private sector you all would be fired or jailed.
In some other countries you would be taken out and shot.
Just be thankful this isnt one of those countries.
Instead what we have now are two representatives from the very two parties that are responsible for where we are today standing before us and looking for promotion.
This is the moral equivalent of a gang rape victim... Actually thanking the rapists!
what you all need to start realizing is some of us out here have more then one or two brain cells and know enough to no longer take you all at your word.
Or mainstream media at its twisted and distorted word.
Some of us actually look things up.
Some of us have memory spans that last longer then the last cutsie sound bite.
Some of us see that its isn't the blame of only the Republicans or Democrats.
But the partisan efforts and undermining of both parties that has lead us to where we are.
And as I walk around talking to people from all walks of life. I cant help but notice that number has grown considerably as of late.
On behalf of them and others like them I would like to in closing say that we hope you are proud of yourselves.
We hope that you are proud that both parties are so determined to gain control. That you are willing to destroy the very country that you are trying to get control of.
We hope you are at least proud of yourselves.
Because "We The People" are certainly not proud of you.
Any of you.
Make no mistake. You did this all together. Both parties.
To claim otherwise would make you a liar. because the facts tell a very different story then "because of Bush's policies."
the least you can all do is fess up to it.
We can at least respect that. Even if we dont like it.
We cant respect liars,speakers of half thuths, and finger pointing.
Needless to say. Neither you. Nor your respective puppets will be receiving my vote in your respective elections.
And all you need do is look yourselves in the mirror for the reasons why.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mendez Sr.
P.S.
Feel free to pass this around to all your cohorts of both parties.
Its intended as much for them as it is for you
