Jack Murtha: Nickel-Novel Life

What stopped Rep. Jack Murtha? Death done him in. The House ethics commettee never found anything wrong inspite of the hundreds of violations that they examined- amazing. Jack died quietly and successfully after years of stealing. His life reads like a nickel novel.

Can the U.S. wait for natural causes to end the tenure of unnaturally greedy members of Congress? Return power and money to the states and limit the amount of stealing by representatives in government.

How About A Smaller, A La Carte Government ?

An a la carte menu offers and prices items individually. It's the essence of a personal choice eating experience.

Yesterday the president proposed a $ 3.1 trillion federal budget to congress. It was not modeled on an a la carte exercise. It was more a giant enchilada that all could eat a part. Sure a lot of politicians wrung their hands about it's size , but that was mostly for show. Secretly they relished the sustaining meal because it's their ticket to hoped- for incumbancy.The pols need to take care of their own whether through earmarks, federal contracts for contributing lobbyists or financial tidbits for family related enterprises. Because as long as the whole congress and the executive participate in the take or leave it approach to governments funding then they can't be starved out individually. I. E. when stealing get a majority of congress so you can do it legally.

Voters should require their reps in congress to vote on government programs individually-a la carte- so as to cut down on the giant enchilada experience. It's reached the vomit point.