Government controlled news

That political elites can become so stupid right in front of the folks they represent shows the tremendous job of obfuscation that is conducted every second, of every day, by our major media news sources. The sheer story telling ability of news outlets like FOX news shows just how gullible the average American citizen has become. It is not so much just the garbage news we are fed by these corporate information behemoth's, but the important information that is either totally left out of their broadcasts, or changed so much that it appears to be its opposite. Without the truth, without the real information, the Real News, we are lost and will not be able to negotiate our way safely towards our goal of democracy for everyone.

Letter to Congresswoman Herrera-Beutler

Representative Herrera-Beutler:

"I believe there is room throughout our federal budget to reduce spending, and no part of our budget should be exempt from reductions."
 When you say 'no part of our budget' you mean Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to veterans, the disabled, etc, you don't mean tax increases for the wealthy though, do you? You don't want to touch all of those ever so special loop holes that the various members of congress have used to get their votes for the last election, do you? Can't go back on promises to mega donors, but the people you represent, the really poor ones, the really sick one, and the really old ones, they can take the hit, oh yeah, and what a hit they are going to take with this sequestration.
You are allowing Wall street, and the corporations, to have an unprecedented 'Golden age' at the expense of the citizens of this nation.
Why do you want to destroy the middle class? Oh, I forgot, it is because the rich, and the corporations, put you into office to do their dirty work!