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  I hope the coming election will not again be a worthless Republicans versus Democrats election. Voters should vote against any incumbent and get rid of the mess in Washington's elected politics. We can do nothing to change the appointee problems that are great but we can begin to get new elected officials. Forget the party and the person -- just get rid of incumbents because they are the source of all the problems. They continue to pass laws that keep themselves in office and take freedom from the American people. They support wire taps that are illegal, they allow the Supreme Court (based on Alito's vote) to stop federal government employees from public ridicule and comment on improper actions of the government, they vote for and continue wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that are unjust and unplanned, they continue the stupid position for China of favored nation status in trade while our balance of payments continues to skyrocket out of control, they continue to support trade with China even as gas prices climb higher and higher because of the increased demand of the Chinese for oil to fuel the tremendous growth in China fostered by the United States, they cannot enforce existing illegal alien laws but want to change all the laws to suit their election needs, they continually have us pay for the disasters of others even when they continue to live and rebuild in flood zones hurricane areas, etc. Congress has taken away the right to fail in America so we have little innovation and no competitive advantage in business anymore -- the risk of failure fosters better actions than seeking the lowest cost mortgage on the highest priced house one can afford.

  Vote the bums out!

  Taxpayer Posted May 31, 2006 6:58 AM
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  What concerns me is that all you report about is the Republicans' problems and very seldom do you mention the Democrats' problems. In reading this article, as many of the others articles on politics that have appeared in GovExec.com over the last year or so, I'm left to believe that Republicans incumbents are the only ones facing a voter rebellion.

  I assure you that that is not true, as it stands now both parties are in big trouble because a lot of us are fed up with both parties. What has gotten the Republicans in trouble with their base is they are acting like tax and spend Democrats; i.e., spending like there is no tomorrow, passing unconstitutional laws -- McCain/Feingold's so called campaign finance reform which was a sham as it didn't take illegal money out of campaigns -- it only made it harder for incumbents to be voted out of office.

  Illegal immigration: This one actually belongs to House and Senate Democrats and a few Senate Republicans, not House Republicans who seem to be trying to do what the majority of U.S. citizens want. Abandoning tax reform: It isn't just federal income taxes. It is all taxes that concern me -- local, state and federal. All anyone has to do is look at their phone bill, cable bill etc. and see all the taxes on them. I looked at my phone bill and there were 11 different taxes on it.

  Also you mentioned gas prices. The politicians holler about corporate profits. At least these companies employ people, they pay dividends to their stockholders etc. but they don't mention the five taxes on crude oil before it hits the refinery and the three additional taxes before it goes to the distributors. Then you add the $0.189/gallon federal tax on gasoline and with whatever the state and local governments charge. It doesn't take a neurosurgeon to figure out why gas is from $3 to more than $4/gallon across the United States. For example, Connecticut has a $.67/gallon tax on gasoline and most the local governments add 1 to 2 cents per gallon as well. So why don't you have an article that actually tells why a lot of us are fed up with all incumbents.

  GovExec.com reader Posted May 30, 2006 9:26 AM