Wow, these Republicans don't care WHAT we think.

Mr. Pitts,
Wow, the Party is on a roll!

In a rush to give yourselves a raise= cost-of-living adjustment before a 1-month vacation? A one-month vacation? Really? How about a 1/12 reduction in pay instead? How about doing something to strengthen the dollar by securing jobs at home ? No, that's your job. You don't deserve a raise if for no other reason than that you took $90K from DeLay. That really matters to me: Half your salary from a thief.

Instead, I suggest you get a job for that month, maybe practice earning a living- you'll have to start soon if you don't start working for Pennsylvania. I haven't had any time off since 2001, and I resent that your crew can't do anything but cut taxes, raise deficits, and bandy about the meaningless social issues your party gets elected to blabber about. That's it, right? You pander to the emotional social-control zealots uncomfortable with change- uncomfortable with the present, so you can follow the devil into the Armani boutique. Right? Gotta be, that's what you do.

Maybe you're in the wrong line of work. Lobbyists like DeLay make out very well, and they only have to be as qualified as a Congressman.

The Texans running the Congress and the Administration are stealing money faster than they can collect it, since they've absolved themselves from Taxation. They've also tried to outlaw death in the Schiavo case. Death and Taxes being the only things we're taught are true, it's fitting your party works so hard to overrule them.

Congress has failed to act on issues Americans care about, like skyrocketing gasoline prices, health care, and the ethics scandals. Congress is listening to the interests of big money contributors and lobbyists and not to us, the taxpayers. That's why I oppose the congressional pay raise this year.