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AMERICANS ARE STUPID! (text) I’m coming around to the idea that the bulk of the American people are basically stupid, stupid, stupid! Why? How else can we explain how Congress, which has a 9% approval rating, gets reelected about 95% of the time? Do we ever “throw the bums out”? Listen to these stats:Senate: As of 2008, of 100 Senators, 39 (39%) reelected for 18 yrs or more, 4 over 40 years! House: As of 2008, of 435 members, 143 (33%) reelected for 14 yrs or more, 5 over 36 years! And the longer these guys are in office, the...

For at least the last 10 years, we’ve noticed a trend that Congress does not support the will of the American people. Voters have sat back and re-elected the same people who are not heeding the wishes of the people, but have led the country deep into socialism and all its dilemmas. Even now, while we hang on the verge of a depression, the Congress approves bailouts which will cost almost a trillion dollars with the earmarks that have been attached. Congress treats the American people as if the voters are dumb children unable to think or take care of...

It isn't often that public outrage peaks so close to an election, but this is a rare moment in history when "we the people" can exact a price from the political leadership that has duped, scammed and lied to them, contributing mightily to the current financial mess. At the Senate Banking Committee hearings Tuesday, Democrats, led by Chairman Chris Dodd of Connecticut, seemed to think the mortgage crisis, aided and abetted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, AIG, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and other disasters, occurred on someone else's watch. Dodd, joined by ranking Republican Richard Shelby of Alabama, criticized...

Some years ago it became apparent to me that politics stinks, and that the stinkiest part of politics is the US Congress. Judging from the fact that voter participation in all our elections runs from 40 to 50%, apparently a great many voters agree, and simply don’t vote So I made myself a commitment to start a campaign to “Tro Da Bums Out!” (All of them) First, I looked at Term Limits. Since 75% of Americans want term limits for Congress, I thought it would be easy. But... we need to get a bill for term limits thru Congress FIRST,...

Those good souls who are working to get a term limits amendment to put an end to corrupt Congresses should stop and realize that it is an impossible task. Congress will not, repeat NOT, allow a bill for such an amendment to pass. And, for the same reasons, they will NOT allow an Article V convention for amendments to happen. Those are the only two ways allowed by the Constitution to propose amendments. Therefore it is left to us, the people, to conduct our own de facto term limits, at the ballot box. It is a very simple strategy, to...

MY 'EXTREMIST' SUGGESTION TO CHANGE CONGRESS There was a time when I was generally and proudly optimistic about the prospects for our country. But the growth of an irresponsible, liberally biased media, the incompetent ever-growing leviathan of government, and the essentially permanent self-serving Congress, has turned me into a desperate ‘extremist’, calling for all voters to ‘Never Reelect’ anyone in Congress, lest we continue our descent into a ‘Dictatorship of the Congress’. It makes little difference who wins the Presidency. It is in Congress where the problems lie! I can think of no rational alternative to ‘Never Reelect’ any congressperson,...

Presidents are term limited, so they can only do so much damage to the country. What I am very concerned about is our crummy Congress, which gets worse every year, and needs to be term limited. But Congress has a LOCK on never letting us get term limits on them. So I suggest the only way to do it, is to NEVER REELECT any incumbent! In the meantime, we can try to use the presidential race to give us a boost. Such as the following: McCain is a maverick. He likes to make waves. And he specializes in townhall meetings....

Congress is not working, and that is chiefly due to the fact that its reelection rate is 98%. Why should they rock their boat when they always get reelected? Major national issues such as our need for energy remain unaddressed, while gasoline approaches $5/gal. Russia, Venezuela, China, et al, are all rushing to fill the demand at our expense. To solve this coming energy crisis, Congress could simply vote to remove its restrictions on domestic drilling in ANWR, off our coasts, our shale in the Rockies, on nuclear power, etc. And stop pushing foolish inefficient bio-fuels! But they won’t, because...

A REVOLUTION TO TAKE BACK THE US CONGRESS by tenurecorrupts.com I am proposing that we create a popular, bloodless, political revolution in our country. I believe that it is very necessary, very possible, and very doable. The object of this revolution is the destruction of the professional political class which currently dominates and corrupts the US Congress. I am convinced, as are many, many voters, that the bulk of our country's political problems arises out of this 'permanent' Congressional political class, and their devotion to party power and to the financial special interests keeping them in power. There is a...

This article recommends limiting the campaign war chests of encumbents in order to give new candidates a more equal opportunity to win elections.

The last two Republican debates finally offered the voters a look at the candidates as they are [sans] the You Tube foolishness. The debate was periodically laced with sarcastic innuendo otherwise they were very informative for the first time in this campaign. Fred Thompson as it turned out was every bit the Statesman of the group, I’m not sure the public is ready for a statesman. Statesmen are only crowned as such after their service to the nation is over. Fred Thompson has a long and distinguished career serving his country in a variety of positions. If he doesn’t become...

Republican Sen. Mike DeWine, locked in one of the fiercest Senate races this year, enters the final weeks of the campaign with a $3 million advantage over challenger Rep. Sherrod Brown. In Connecticut, Sen. Joe Lieberman, running as an independent, had $4.7 million in the bank as he attempts to fend off millionaire Democrat Ned Lamont. New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez had $5.5 million as of the end of September to defend his seat against Republican challenger Tom Kean Jr. And in Rhode Island, incumbent Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee reported about $700,000 on hand, compared to $1.4 million for...

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A governor, two House members, 17 state legislators in Pennsylvania, a U.S. senator -- maybe two. What do they have in common? They're all incumbents who lost (or may well lose) a primary. As they say in the news biz with barely contained lust: "Is this a trend?" Well, it is unusual for this many to lose in one season. Sen. Joe Lieberman's loss to Ned Lamont in Connecticut earlier this month puts him in an unhappy rare category. Since 1980, we've had only three incumbent senators lose primaries. Sen. Lincoln Chafee in Rhode Island is...

I voted this morning in the primary. True to my word. I voted for one incumbent, my Governor. I like Sonny Perdue. He has done more for the Georgia economy in under 4 years than any governor before him including Zell Miller (who I also liked). Every other incumbent, i voted to give them the boot. It is a shame. When I got to the precinct this morning, I WAS THE ONLY VOTER THERE. Primaries are just as important, people. Voting the status quo will only give you the status quo. If your primary hasn't happened yet, get informed, get...

Californian, Stephen Frank, has done Yeoman's work with his latest report, 14 Incumbents Defeated in Primary. (Click Here for story) Frank notes that nation wide no less than 21 Republican incumbents holding both state offices and Federal have been defeated in their own primaries by more conservative GOP opponents in this voting season. And this is probably just the beginning. -Sitting Representative Chris Cannon lost his primary in Utah. -Tom Osborne lost his bid to represent the GOP for the Gubernatorial contest, even though Osborne is a well-known, long-time politician in the state of Nebraska. -Five incumbent city council members...

STEELTON, Pa. - If Pennsylvania is a barometer, an endangered species list could be taking shape for incumbents in this fall's elections as increasing voter anger spreads across the political landscape. Unhappy voters tick off a list of offenses — some national, others local — in a swing state critical to deciding what party controls Congress for President Bush's last two years and to shaping the presidential race in 2008. Rising gas prices and the continuing bloodshed in Iraq have stoked the Pennsylvania discontent to levels not seen since 1994 when Republicans pushed out Democrats to seize control of the...

Today I saw several signs urging me to vote for Garland Hogshed. Now, I don’t know Mr. Garland from Adam’s cat. Not whether he is a Republican, Democrat, liberal, conservative, incumbent or challenger. I only know he’s running for Commissioner in Clay County, North Carolina. But he has a sturdy Southern name which belongs on a local official hereabouts. That brings us to the subjects of this column, local officials and early primaries. Unlike most states, North Carolina has a very early primary, May 2nd. Why is this? Many times I’ve read the bromide that “America has two major parties,...

1. Khamenei: Iran Will Have Bomb in April April 8, 2006 could turn out to be an ominous date in history - that's the day Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says that Iran will have a nuclear weapon. Late last year Khamenei gathered his top advisers for a strategy meeting and told them "it has been promised that by April 8, we will be in a position to show the entire world that we are members of the club." This presumably refers to nuclear weapons, according to National Review Online Contributing Editor Michael Ledeen, who offered an inside look at...

For the two Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices up for re-election this year, the foe is public perception, not a candidate of the opposition party. Justices Russell M. Nigro and Sandra Schultz Newman are fighting for new 10-year terms because of rising anger toward the court, stirred largely by a pay raise that state lawmakers gave themselves in the middle of the night last summer. (snip) "There is a serious disconnect in Pennsylvania between our elected officials" and the people, said Russ Diamond, chairman of PACleanSweep, a political action committee committed to ousting every incumbent in the Legislature. Citizen activists and...

Several readers took strong exception to my discussion of the incumbent rule, the idea that undecided voters tend to "break" toward the challenger just before Election Day. Gerry (of Daly Thoughts) was most succinct: We are a month away from the election. Those who are undecided now are not more likely to break for the challenger. At least, that is what the history of Presidential elections says (lower ticket races may be different). Perhaps those undecided the day or two before the election are, but we are not there yet. To which I say, true, but that was not my...

E-Mail This Article Printer-Friendly Format Most E-Mailed Articles READERS' OPINIONS Forum: Join a Discussion on Today's Editorials TIMES NEWS TRACKER   Topics Alerts Gun Control Lobbying and Lobbyists Republican Party National Rifle Association Buried in the fine print of the government appropriations bill now heading for passage is a potent measure of the gun lobby's muscle in the Republican-controlled Congress. There, amid the reams of routine housekeeping necessities, is a provision designed to gut the current requirement that gun dealers maintain their records of customers' identity checks for 90 days. In the name of the privacy rights of American sportsmen, the...

<p>WASHINGTON - Two years ago, Rep. Mike Honda was in the thick of one of the most competitive congressional races in the country, with Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and key congressional leaders from both parties jetting in to San Jose to raise money and sway voters.</p>

Can We, The People, Take Back Our Country Can we, the people, take back our country? I think that the answer is a resounding YES! First and foremost, let me state, I am an American. I have served in our country’s military and would gladly do so again. I can think of no better place to live, work and raise a family! I can think of no other nation that has done more for other nations and other peoples all around the globe. Up until about 10 – 15 years ago, I would submit that even our government was better...