Olympia Snowe and Party Misfits

E-mail to Congress:

This communication is intended to recognize the possibilities for House and Senate members to form alliances across party lines on specific bills. It is also intended to inform Republican and Democratic Party voters of the inherent dangers in voting a straight Republican or Democratic ticket.

Republicans are generally characterized as fiscal conservatives, which means they generally like to spend less money on less questionable projects then do Democrats. However, there are various members of the House and Senate, who parade under the name of One Party and yet adhere to the principles of the Other Party. A typical example is Olympia Snowe, who is a closet Democrat. She parades as a Republican, but her closet activities consistently show adherence to the modern definition of liberal Democratic principles; e.g. big government and big government spending programs. Those members of Congress who wish to work with smaller government and more fiscal conservatism should never attempt to work with Olympia Snowe. She is a dyed in the wool Liberal Democrat.

Conversely, there are within the Democratic Party a number of classified Democrats, who hold very conservative views on fiscal responsibility. This attitude would automatically limit government size and reduce government spending, if a sufficient number of such believers were able to take control of Congress. If so-called Republicans and Democrats were to minimize party affiliation, it would be possible for a coalition of fiscal conservatives to take such control. There would obviously be a need to resolve differences of opinion in the coalition, but such resolution should be secondary to the main point of taking control and establishing fiscal responsibility.