The Senator
Last week I wrote to Senator Bayh to express my incredulity that Congress would consider repealing the estate tax for the Richie Riches of the world when the misery of poverty is screaming right into our faces every time we turn on our media. I write to Bayh pretty frequently. I don't spend a ton of time composing the letters so I always hit the send button with a cringe knowing that I sound not too brilliant, but I figure a badly worded letter is better than none at all. Bayh responds quickly and politely but I never can quite pick apart where he is on an issue. His estate tax email contained comments about keeping taxes down while being concerned about our national debt. Well, are you voting to repeal the estate tax or not, Evan? That's all I ever wanted to know. Frist decided it wasn't the right time to vote on the estate tax so the vote's been delayed. So I may try to pin Evan down on this matter. I wonder if that's possible.
Comments
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judy
Speaking of political pinning. . . I thought you might be interested in these political comments about Katrina. They are listed under political humor, but they are oh so very not funny.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/currentevents/a/katrinaquotes.htm
Try not to read them when you are anywhere near the boiling over point, as you may find yourself sending out many more hasty e-mails to politicians. :)
Anne
thanks for the link ms. anne. you're probably right that pinning is not the protocol for politicians. i feel like i'm living in the twilight zone these days. maybe the tumor is part of that.