We don’t like to rant, but our patience is being tested with the way Washington is working - or should we say not working. The 535 folks in Congress are the ones who write and implement legislation by which we all have to abide.

We have real trouble understanding why our system and our process can’t be effective in dealing with the major issues that face and affect every one of us!  Issues such as the state of our economy, health care, our energy strategy (or lack thereof), our educational system, and military conflicts all appear to be more intense instead of being resolved. Where is the disconnect? Why is Congress so polarized? Why is Congress so divided - even within their own parties? Why is Congress so paralyzed?

Is it the lobbyists’ huge sums of money allocated to influence Congress that creates the divide? Is it that reelection takes huge sums of money - get the connection - and is of the highest priority? Is it that our government is so large it can no longer be effective? Is it that we are not putting tax dollars to work in the most important places? Is it that the Senate and House worry more about politics than doing the right thing?

We don’t have the answers to these questions - just maybe it’s a combination of all of the above.

Two observations:

 1. Why is it that some of the most effective people in Congress do right for the people when they no longer have another term in Congress?

2. Why are incumbents up for reelection squirming because polls are telling them they just might be booted out, regardless of party affiliation?

Some one, some how We The People must demand the dysfunctional government process we are experiencing stop. How much time and money are we willing to waste while issues intensify? What will it take for the folks in Congress to stop being politicians and start working together to solve our issues?