Letter to our Editor: Tulsa World

Letter to the Editor: Robot-like adherence. E.K. Sharp, Tulsa. When President Barack Obama announced that our armed forces will leave Iraq before year's end, Republican representatives in Congress denounced his decision as being premature and unwise. This latest denouncement follows a pattern I have been observing about the Republicans, who are automatically opposed to anything said or done by our president. This, sadly, leads me to the conclusion that bringing down the president is fast becoming more important to them than what is best for our country. Robot-like adherence to a party line in issues is hardly what a party system of government is meant to be. The almost instant criticism by the Republicans of the president's decision makes me wonder whether they would have likewise criticized the judgment of President Obama in this matter if the president had, instead, announced that our troops would stay in Iraq longer. I try not to pay attention to the sneaky feeling in my gut that they would. We need members of Congress to vote their consciences instead of blindly voting the party line. Letters to the editor are encouraged. Send letters to letters@tulsaworld.com..

What ya say bubba? Does Congress need a hearing test?

I give up on writing letters to my congressman. What I write just falls on plugged ears. It’s like verbiage swatted back with a giant badminton racket. “I don want ya freakin s’gestions!”

I kind of like the idea of the “Arab Spring.” A bunch of folks need to show up on Capitol Hill and yell and scream. Possibly a million folks or more. Yell and scream and jump up and down. Perhaps blasting really bad music and anti-congress slogans. “Sisk-boom-bee, kick in the knee. Sisk-boom-bas, kick them in the other knee!” Really get down and dirty.

Congress just reading about their really low poll numbers doesn’t seem to get their attention. They need a good poke in the eye. A kick in the butt. And for sure a quick dismissal from office.

Fire them. Get rid of all congressmen and women. A complete turnover would be best. Let them know this is not a full time job. It is not a career. It’s a duty and responsibility like serving in the military. Congress, do your job and move on.