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I have friends who are politicians in Kentucky and I plan on sending this piece to them.
As I recall from my history Davy Crockett's days in congress were short and not very sweet. You can see with an attitude like exhibited in this piece he would not be one of the popular boys who bleed constantly with the peoples money.
Look how far we have come in our countries history where our leaders think nothing of giving away $350M. I believe that if the government taxed and spent our money as intended that the American public on its own would have given twice as much.
Today if W had stood up and made a speech like Davy Crockett he might have been crucified on the spot. The only way to change the thinking in Washington is term limits. A representative not worrying about reelection might vote differently.

" ... The only way to change the thinking in Washington is term limits. A representative not worrying about reelection might vote differently."

Respectfully, I think it is much deeper than that.

There aren't many in this great country like farmer Horatio Bunce.

We, as a nation, have lost Mr. Bunce's ideals of hard work and self reliance.

Instead, we have become a nation with an "if it's free, it's for me" attitude.

The pigs are feeding at the trough and will continue doing so until the trough is empty.

Brother ... can you spare few thousand?

About the term limits thing: I strongly disageree, because a changing of the guard makes little difference when the "newbies" are as ignorant of the Constitution & its limits on federal spending, war, & police powers as the members they are replacing. Federal involvement in education (which President Bush supports wholeheartedly) could have something to do w/ that, among other things.

On top of that, should we ever get another member of Congress with the honesty & backbone of Davy Crockett (which we do, & his name is Rep. RON PAUL), I don't wanna be forced to vote for someone else, one who has less respect for the Constitution, due to his being term-limited from office. If he decides VOLUNTARILY to term limit himself (which Rep. PAUL has in the past, & he has followed through on his promise), fine...I may not like it, but that's his choice.

I say we need a REVIVAL of constitutional knowledge in this country instead: didn't you notice how back in Davy Crockett's day that Horatio Bruce, an ordinary "blue collar" guy who may or may not have had the finest lifestyle or education, seemed to know more about our Constitution than well-educated white collar movers & shakers of our age do? & how he based his voting preferences on Congressional candidates who would obey their Constitutional Oath of Office, rather than some special interest/single-issue voters of today (which fill the ranks of BOTH the Dim & GOP constituencies)?

I first read this piece on the Constitution Society's webpage. They have a TON of information there, & one that is especially fitting for our time is their printing of Frederic Bastiat's political premise called "THE LAW", written back in 1850 (pay special attn. to the section called, "The Book & Its Author"). What Mr. Bastiat had to say there is INCREDIBLE!

Notice how he praises the United States of 1850 & forecasts the upcoming War for Southern Independence--11 years before it happens, & in most part, for the right reasons! Reading this booklet (???) fills my heart with love of country every time.