letter to the editor:

To the editor:

While Barney Frank and Speaker Pelosi are fear mongering and guilting our senators and congressman into voting for a Wall St bailout bill, the press is missing the big picture.

The bill passed by the senate Wednesday night is 1. Piggy backed on the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Parity Act which as written (and passed) will demand that all group health policies increase dramatically their coverage and premiums along with them.  2. Is loaded with pork barrel spending including money for film producers and ‘wooden arrow manufacturers’ 3. Does not address the cause of the problem at hand, just a symptom that could be solved with much less invasive action. 4. Causes the federal government to own stock in public corporations - socialism in any other words.

The fact that this high profile bill could not be filed alone, or passed without irrelevant amendment shows that the congress has stepped to a new low of smarminess and they all need to go.

I say to the House, Vote NO!  And to the voters going to the polls on November 4th vote the incumbents out, regardless of party, and let’s see if we can get a fresh start and perspective.

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