I would like to know, Congress, what you plan to do if we go into the second dip of the recession, besides preen and bloviate about how awful it is.
We are getting closer and closer in case you hadn't noticed.
You evidently haven't paid any attention to the economic news over the last two weeks.
Are any of the economy's problems affecting any of your constituents by chance? How about the state government in your state - no problems there, right? Any school systems laying off teachers, or police departments having to cut the force because they don't have enough money to pay everybody? We hear all the time about the national unemployment rate.
What about your state? Full employment has historically been considered to be about 5.
5% +/-.
Three of you are below that.
Eighteen of you are above last week's stated rate of 9.
5%, and lots of you are in the mid-to-upper 7's.
Oh, and by the way, you wouldn't just happen to know how many people in your state are about to run out of their unemployment benefits would you? It must not be many because it seems that you left town last week and left it on your desk.
I know how much your constituents appreciate your concern.
So what are you going to do? One thing that I am fairly sure of is that you are going to do whatever the person or group that throws the most money at you wants you to do.
There is also the possibility that you might have to do what the group that screams loudest (whether they know what they re talking about or not) wants you to do.
You can't help the "good people of your state" if you're not re-elected now can you? And getting re-elected takes a lot of money, doesn't it? I would really like some honest answers.
But I also didn't come down with yesterday's rain either, so I'm not holding my breath.