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I hadn't seen it either.

I forwarded it to my Congressman with this preface:

Congressman Frelinghuysen:
(And I would never call you Rodney. How gauche!)
We have met. And you have separately met my daughter as a high-schooler a number of years ago.. You might remember a girl who asked you about Vincent Foster. You didn't answer her, apparently because either you are a fool or you just think it's best for you and your family to abide murder and go along to get along.
I'm not writing today about Vincent Foster. But I just want to be up front about my contempt for you and all of your Republican colleagues who like to count upon my vote.
Today I am writing with a quote from the Congressional Record that someone forwarded to me. It would be a miracle if you were actually present for this, and probably as much of a miracle if these words were actually spoken. Our whole government is such a fraud that if I had anything to do with it I would probably commit suicide.
Still I hope you take the time to see what you missed and read what follows.
Please do not respond with one of those stupid automated "Thank you's." It will only deepen my contempt.

ML/NJ

Well it didn't take long for the automated reply:

Dear Friend: [ <--- Notice the personalization ]
Thank you for your e-mail. Please know that this is an automated response to confirm that your e-mail has been received by my Washington office.
I will respond in writing to your specific concerns as soon as possible. Please make sure you have also included your mailing address with your email. [Now isn't this a stupid comment. My email address is in the headers of the email I sent the guy. And somehow the tenses just don't seem correct for this post hoc suggestion.]
If you are in need of immediate assistance, please telephone my district office at (973) 984-0711.
To keep track of the latest developments and news, you can visit my website at http://www.house.gov/frelinghuysen/. I would also encourage you to sign up for my e-mail newsletter which you can do on the home page of my website.
Again, thank you for contacting me.
Sincerely,
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Member of Congress

ML/NJ