The People, Polls, Tea Party and The Media

The news media in general have all been reporting that the people are fed up with our elected officials and intend to do something about it in the November elections. One poll by USA Today in the May 28 edition shows 60% of those polled would vote for some one who has never been in congress before. One person polled said, "We are just going to clean house."

It seems obvious to this writer that some people just never learn. Changing elected officials will not change a thing until money and the special interest groups are taken out of the equation. Changing elected officials have already proven that. The tea party people and others who are really interested in change should direct their anger and actions to getting money out of the political arena instead. So called tough talk about voting elected officials out of office is about as effective as Bush's tough talk about terror prior to 9/11. The voting public has a right to vote for who they choose but they also have a duty to be responsible.

The special interest groups with their wealth who control our elected officials laugh all the way to the bank when the voters vent their anger at politicians instead of the special interest groups. That says it all.