My Recent Letter to the Editor

I would like to take this time to congratulate Congressman Lou Barletta (D-11) or should I say Republican Lou Barletta. He has successfully deceived his constituents for political gain, only a few months into his term. Maybe not all of them, but myself for sure. At a town hall meeting at the Clarion earlier last year, prior to being elected, Mr. Barletta promised if he was elected that he would work in Congress as Lou Barletta for his people, not as a Republican. But by voting for "Cut, Cap, and Balance", he fell right into the rank-in-file politics of Capital Hill. He removed himself from the group of people in 11th District of Pennsylvania, who elected him, and into the Republican club in Washington. I, for one, would appreciate it if he, along with many other politicians used my idea of "Cut, Cap, and Balance" by doing just that. Cutting their outrageous salaries and capping their terms, which would balance out the corruption and politically charged decisions in D.C., its about time our representatives represented us, not their fraternities we call political parties.