After one of our own state representatives traveled the state to inform the public that the entire hurricane was all President Bush's fault I emailed the following to one of his representatives.
"I am e-mailing to express my disappointment with Senator Carl Levin's decision to point fingers at President Bush and the federal government for their response to Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. This diatribe did nothing more than remind us of why the Democrats have become the minority party in every branch of government. Carl Levin would be well-advised to become better educated in the chain-of-command in regards to what was, after all, a natural disaster.
He could start with the Mayor who refused to make any attempt to evacuate the city when the danger was first announced. Next he might take a look at the Governor who refused to relinquish power to the federal government until long after this should have been done. Of course, that would never have suited Mr. Levin's purposes, since these people were BOTH Democrats.
Since Senator Levin seems to have so much time to be running around the state pointing fingers, I might suggest that he find something better to do with his time - namely trying to bring new industry into a state that ties with Alaska for the honor of being the State slowest to pull out of economic hardships. If he put some energy into improving the problems in his own state, rather than
taking it upon himself to tell the President how to run the nation, Michigan might not be in such an unenviable position.
In closing, I would hope that Senator Levin would learn to offer solutions instead of whining and pointing fingers. When that actually occurs all citizens of the State of Michigan will have more confidence in the leadership within our own state."
FOLLOWING IS THE RESPONSE THAT WAS RECEIVED:
"Thank you for writing. I will pass along your partisan opinion to Senator Levin."
Just makes me feel good all over to realize just how interested the Senator is in the opinion of his constituents.
I guess Senator Levin is not interested in representing all of the people of his state. It is just very surprising that he would be so obvious about it.
Oh brother, the man seems to have been in the Senate my entire voting life and is one of the most embarrassing partisan loons. Here in West Michigan the only time I hear from him is when he stops by the area to fill the airwaves with Bush criticism. On the bright side, at least you got a response...he has never bothered to respond to my letters or emails.
>>"Thank you for writing. I will pass along your partisan opinion to Senator Levin."<<
LOLOL!
Oh he really cares.