Posted by
bob's my uncle on Friday, November 21, 2008 5:08:55 PM
Alright, boys and girls, Bob's Nephew has hauled off with another well-crafted email letter to his congressman. I blogged extensively about this from Sept. 25 through Oct. 3. Many of my previous email letters are posted here as well if you want to review. Anyway, enjoy!
Dear Congressman Sessions,
First I would like to congratulate you on winning your re-election bid November 4. I am happy that you won the majority in our district and will continue to represent me in a Conservative manner. I certainly voted for you over the liberal opposition you faced. Given the results of the election nationally, we will need your principled voice more than ever in Congress.
That being said, I would like to know if you have reconsidered your vote to bail out Wall Street last month. You and I disagreed on this issue and I sent you an email to that effect. My email must have had an effect, because it prompted a phone call from your chief of staff. He and I spoke for about 20 minutes where I explained my view that the bailout action was tantamount to bringing Socialism to this country in a manner and volume never before seen.
Now we will have a new Government which most certainly will take us in an even greater Socialist direction not seen since the New Deal and the Great Society. I contend that the bailout vote took the argument of anti-Socialism away from the Republican candidates. How can you accuse your opponent of advocating Socialism when you, yourself have voted for it. My house used to be in Sam Johnson's district. He voted against the bailout. So did Michael Burgess and Jeb Hensarling. Tell me, what conservative principle made you vote for what is, in essence Socialism. Public ownership of private enterprise.
I would ask that you respond to this question and explain to me what effect the bailout is actually having on Wall Street and the banking industry. Given the events of just last month in the markets and the mortgage industry, I would say that 1.5 trillion dollars in bailouts this year has been money well wasted.
Sincerely,
bob's my uncle