3 October 2008

John Yarmuth is the Congressman representing my state district. Regarding all the fuss in Congress lately, “He isn’t happy about the new bill,” reports WFPL, which “includes millions of dollars in earmarks, which Yarmuth says are extraneous.” Earmarks! Millions! I’ve heard a lot of boloney about that lately.

“I think that was a horrible thing for the Senate to do,” says Yarmuth. “I think it undermines the credibility of this proposal and I think it undermines the credibility of Congress.”

So horrible a thing, in fact, that he decided to vote for it anyway. We have two major presidential candidates who also voted for it. Everyone I have talked to about the bailout, and everything I have read about it, indicates that people don’t want this. Yet, those who we have appointed to represent us have voted otherwise. Why should I vote Republican or Democrat in the upcoming election?

I’m voting 3rd party.