The scarey thing is we don't know what we're voting for. They're all nice homeboys or homegirls till they get to DC and get bought off. Really I think all this hype about the war against the terrorists is to take the attention off the real terrorism that is in our own Capitol building. I'd insert a /s, except I wouldn't mean it.
I have a method to reduce that effect.
It is TIME to DownSize DC! Close entire departments beginning with the U.S. Department of Education. (EPA, HS, etc)
Force Congress to telecommute most of the year from their home district, away from the lobbyists and under the thumb of the electorate. Can you imagine the cost savings? And it would change the center-of-gravity of the Federal Government away from Washington.
The Texas legislature meets every 2 years unless the Governor calls a special session. It has worked well for a long time, there is no reason that the Federal Government could not adopt a similar method. The Constitution states that Congress shall meet once per year and specifies the date (has been changed). It states nothing about duration of the session or if there will be more sessions during the year.
It is TIME!