Both Parties Are Guilty

Ever wonder why our country has so many problems?

We have all the experts telling us there is a financial crisis that needs an immediate fix.

This just two weeks after we were being told our economy was strong.

Then our leaders agree to rapidly put together a bill to help save our economy.

Two weeks later the bill is presented, passes the senate and is headed to the house. Obviously time was of the essence.

So the people we trusted that let us down put together a bill and then of all things tack on some of their favorite things.

This bill is so important that they added - that's right they added - things to make some people vote for it.

So this is a bill to save our country and we add things like:

Essential tax breaks for the wool research fund. What else do we need to know about wool!

Tax breaks for the manufacturer of wooden arrows used in toys for children. Price tag, $6 million. Wooden arrows? Aren't these the same people that are telling us that it's politically incorrect to play cowboys and Indians?

Puerto Rican and Virgin Island rum producers get $192 million so they can make more booze!

Tax credit for economic development in America, defined as American Samoa.

A tax break for railroad track maintenance.

A tax break for racetracks.

Provide for the expansion and modification of advanced coal project investment credits.

Expansion and modification of the coal gasification project.

Increased funding for black lung disability fund.

Qualified television and film productions given an extension of favorable expensing rules, $10 million.

We're helping out the TV and film people.

The bill is 435 pages long and written by attorneys. I have given you but a small sample of how our Government is dysfunctional.

As a senator isn't it in their job description to do what is is right for the country because that's what we hired them to do.

Shouldn't a senator be held responsible to do what is right for the country?

This to me is an outrage. We are in dire straits and these are some of the things it takes to pass a rescue bill?

It's time for us all to email our so called leaders and tell them to put the country's interest first and we need to start paying attention to how and who we vote for.

It's time to take America back!!!!