Why Congress can never really represent us

The idea behind Congress was that the government and president be held in check by a group of educated elected individuals that would look out for the best interest of the people. Think of the idea behind Congress as being "heart and soul of our democracy".

Congress like so many things in the world has lost its luster. Beauty, ideals, love, don't mean squat anymore. It's all about power and money. Two things Congressmen have and pass legislature so that they can keep. Just under 1 percent of Americans are millionaires, but 66 percent of senators are millionaires, as are 41 percent of House members. Because of this stat it is no wonder that most of the tax breaks go to the rich and the burden is felt by the middle class. It is not entirely their fault, since the cost of running an election is so high, but it makes you wonder are they the most qualified to lead the country or do they just have the most money?

It certainly did not look like they were the most qualified just a few weeks ago when Congress was acting more like a bunch of middle school kids with their chest puffed out than elected officials. Congressmen rely too much on what their party believes than what they believe, which clouds their visions and hinders progress. The United States for the first time ever had their credit rating go down.

This was the direct result of Congress passing legislation that caused the housing market to crash as well as them dragging their feet to increase the debt ceiling. They said it took so long because they "wanted to get it right", but did they really. We can only guess at their motives, but it seemed more like a pissing match than trying to get it right. It was funny they wasted no time bailing out AIG so they could pay the executives their fat bonus checks... yea Congress just let that go.

We need to push out elected officials to do their jobs and vote for our best interests not for what will make them the most money. We need to make a point by voting for someone else during the next elections so they know if they only care about themselves they will find themselves out of office.