Paul Revere Rides Again!

The Massachussetts vote for a Republican Senator should be read as an alarm---
that the voters are coming, to throw out a non-functioning congress. Joe and Jane
six pack and Mr. & Mrs. Chardonney feel unsafe, and their concerns neglected, by
the people they sent to Washington to look after their welfare, and that of the nation. The voters have good vision; they see the financial tycoons, who brought
about their misery, prospering obscenely once again, protected by their paid-for
lackeys in Congress, while the average American has seen the erosion of every
facet of his security---home, job, savings, dignity.
They have watched the protracted debate over health care financing during months
when they were losing jobs and homes. Instead of meaningful action to turn the
economy around, they have seen partisan bickering about compensation for rich
bankers and brokers. They have seen the invasion of hordes of lobbyist locusts
into the halls of Congress, buying support for policies protecting a fortunate few
at the expense of the average many. Most damaging of all, they have lost faith in
their institutions. They say ENOUGH! What is now underway is a search by voters for ways to turn their dissatisfaction into results. Throw the bums out is likely to be the mantra for the elections that will come in the next several years. GOOD!