Remodeling Maidiac
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Many seem content just to hear themselves bitch. And I bet you most of them haven't even written their congressman to voice an opinion that may actually have an impact.
No doubt people don't write their reps. The easiest way to tell that they don't is that these reps KEEP FUCKING US. If the pressure was actually on from the electorate, the people would be getting what they want instead of the opposite.
Well I write, telegraph, e-mail, and telephone my reps on a pretty regular basis. I feel that is my responsibility as a patriotic American. And whether Republican or Democrat they get an earful of what I think about what they are doing about this or that. Sometimes I hear back from them. Most times I don't.
I also write Letters to the Editor and express my very strong opinions about this and that. Some are published. Most aren't. I sometimes call radio talk shows. Sometimes I get on. Usually I don't (mostly because I can't get through.)
I have no qualms or reservations in expressing my opinions about what I think our elected leaders should be doing when the issue is something I feel I have a good grasp of.
I do NOT have any knowledge of what our government is doing in hostage negotiations or troop movements or war initiatives, etc. So I keep my mouth shut re any criticism in those areas UNTIL our people are safely out of harm's way. THEN I might let the government people and/or the President have it if I think they/he screwed up. But I'm not going to give the enemy ammunition to use while the negotiations are going on.
Blunt responds to me but McCaskill never has once.