So - does your Representative/Senator represent you???

[adigal]

Or do they represent big money/lobbyists??? I said over on dailykos and on another thread that if a regular, middle-class person wants to run for anything but the most local of offices, he/she has basically no chance. Only the wealthy/well-connected run, and how can they represent us, when they don't have any of our worries? Oh, yeah, they can say they care about housing or oil prices or credit card debt, but many of them care more about keeping their big business donations and their cushy jobs. I think this applies to many Democrats, and almost all of the Republicans.

And if this is not true, I would appreciate you telling me why else are the middle and lower classes so screwed???

[karlrschneider]

1. My senators are Inhofe and Coburn. 'nuff said.

:grr:
:puke:

[adigal]

8. My sympathy is with you

At least we have Chuck Schumer, who I really do think gets it. I don't think Hillary gets it, although I think Bill did.

[FreedomAngel82]

20. Mine are

Zach Wamp, Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander. Wamp is a guy who when he was first running in 92 I believe promised his kids wouldn't go to private schools but they do and they live in a real nice neighborhood here. He also promised term limits but has gone way over them. I'm actually surprised Frist is keeping his word about term limits (apparently). I don't hear much of Alexander.

[Nicole]

33. Same here

:puke:

[ThomWV]

2. 2 of the best Senators, and a Piece of Shit Congressman

Byrd and Rockefeller

and then there is the looser who's name shall not be repeated in respect for the Democratic Party.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. No

My rep is Jerry Weller. He's a silverspooner who skated through college and went right into politics. Never had a regular job. He has no idea how to represent normal folks. No empathy at all.

Now, he's married to the daughter (his beard?) of a murderous Guatamalan dictator and the first thing he did was go the state department to influence folks to give his father-in-law (remember he's a mass murderer) permanent asylum in the U.S. That's what dumber-than-dirt Jerry thinks is representing his constituency. It's all about him.
The Professor

[MuseRider]

4. Brownback, Roberts, Ryan....no they don't. n/t

[adigal]

5. What about Dems who are entrenched/wealthy/connected??

Do they represent us?? I think we need to think about term limits, I really do.

[wryter2000]

25. Not all wealthy people are enemies

Both Roosevelts, Jay Rockefeller, the Kennedys, and Howard Dean. Delay is a self-made greedhead. Sometimes people born into wealth can be the most progressive.

www.responsiblewealth.org

[adigal]

52. I understand that

but I can also list hundreds, if not thousands, of those with wealth/power who don't give a damn about the middle or lower classes.

I think that when you put these rich, connected people into congress, they forget who put them there. That may also happen if you put "regular" people in Congress, but we don't have much evidence for that one way or the other, since it rarely happens anymore.

[oldlady]

6. Russ Feingold & Tammy Baldwin

do I win a prize?? Maybe, if Kohl could be replaced.

[adigal]

9. Lucky you!! Russ is awesome! n/t

[Virginian]

7. Sen. George Allen represents the Bush administration, not me. n/t

[acmejack]

10. Of course not!

IMO, Bernie Sanders actually represents his constituency and maybe Ron Paul reflects his district also. Cynthia Mckinney probably belongs in here too.

On edit: I have Kay Bailey Hutchison, John Cornyn & Lamar Smith, so I know about lack of representation!

[Hubris Heaver]

11. thats an easy one.

My congressman was Duke Cuningham. Barbara Boxer does represent me, but the other senator (Feinstein) while a dem often does not represent my interests.

[hang a left]

22. ditto here

But I guess no congressman is a good congressman...huh?

[Hubris Heaver]

I would like someone to represent our interests.

Someone like Busby.

[hang a left]

34. Think she has a chance over here in freeperville???

I. don't. think. so.

[mopinko]

12. even my senators, obama and durbin

signed on to bumping a good grassroots candidate for congress, here. stuffed a wounded iraq war vet, who says we cannot pull out now, who does not live in the district, into the race. with an unnopposed thug next door. out there raising money for her.

[slackmaster]

13. Boxer, usually; Feinstein, rarely

:mad:

[oregonindy]

14. and you cant recall them because they are federal. weeeeee

[hobbit709]

15. My Rep is LLoyd Doggett

Unfortunately my senators are cornyn and hutchinson, both of whom are dumber than a box of rocks.

[KarenS]

16. LOL Musgrave and Allard ~ NOT!!! Salazar ~ sometimes. n/t

[bigscott]

17. Lieberman????????

:puke:

[Deep13]

18. Here in the Evangelical Republic of Ohio...

Sn. Voinovich (R) represents our wealthy fuedal lords and that's about all. Sometimes he cries on TV, but pulls the party line anyway.

Sn. DeWine (R) represents governmental and religious intrusion into private life and our rich owners, but sometimes stuns us by doing something not entirely calculated to screw us. He opposed ANWR drilling, for example.

Rep. Sherrod Brown (D) represents people who actually work for a living, organized labor and the environment and has expressed criticism to the system of legalized bribery that is our political system. He's running for Senate against DeWine which means he has 10 months to live.

[babylonsister]

19. Feel sorry for me: Cornyn, KBH, and DeLay. :o( nt

[wryter2000]

27. Condolences

:cry:

At least, Delay is on his way out.

[babylonsister]

36. Why, thanks, wryter2000! And yes, I'm feeling more hopeful

daily that we've seen the last of DeLay, except I still want to see him in an orange jumpsuit!

[raccoon]

21. Great post, adigal. We need to hear more from you.

My state's Senators are Graham and DiMint. :throwup:

I give up! What's is supposed to be? The little man throwing up!

[adigal]

26. Thanks - I have been thinking about this a lot

because I was thinking of running, but another candidate had already been somewhat chosen. And I wonder: will this other candidate represent the needs of my district, a district which has a LOT of working poor in upstate NY??? Sweeney, the thug, certainly doesn't, but will a privileged/connected person do so either?? I am not talking about the lesser of two evils, here; I am talking about really, truly, John Conyers-style represent the less fortunate and disenfranchised among us.

I actually have my husband, a disabled NYC fireman (disabled from 9/11) muttering: "I think I have to run for office myself." He is a real love, a very courageous man, yet a pacifist and very concerned about the less fortunate. Another ex-repub like me, who is totally disgusted by the lies we were told for so many years by our representatives and the media.

[raccoon]

62. Sounds like either of you would be a kick-butt candidate. nt

[wryter2000]

29. puke

:puke:

[wryter2000]

23. Lee/Boxer/Feinstein

Barbara Lee is the best! :loveya: Everyone knows the other Barbara -- Boxer. :loveya: Feinstein can be bad, but she's redeemable. She voted against the bankruptcy bill.

[leftofthedial]

24. is this a trick question?

of course not. They represent the corporations who bribed them to do what the corporations want. Period.

[blindpig]

28. Ingles, Graham & Demint

Sickening, isn't it?

[TahitiNut]

30. Levin (10% corrupt), Stabenow (30% corrupt), Knollenberg (95% corrupt)

That's my personal assessment from monitoring their votes and positions over the last three years.

[schmuls]

31. Feingold, Moore and Kohl have all agreed with me on Anwar

and the Patriot Act.

[undeterred]

40. Feingold, Kohl, and Tammy Baldwin usually vote

the way I would want them to. I'm lucky, I know.

[StellaBlue]

32. bwhahahahahaha

:rofl:

[Nutmegger]

35. Kind of...

Dodd is a good Senator and often, but not always, speaks for me. Lieberman...I don't know; I often have to "supervise" him on issues like the "Patriot" Act filibuster and ANWR and he has supported the Democrats in both cases but in no way in hell does he speak for me concerning the Iraq war!:grr:

[Left Is Write]

37. My senators are Crapo and Craig.

No, they sure as hell don't represent ME.

[Tracer]

38. Kennedy, Kerry & Meehan

Yes. For the most part.

I actually think that I'm way more to the left than any of them, but I think they are honest, at least.

Meehan is actually quite available to his constituents.

[truth2power]

39. Mean Jean here. *sigh* eom

edit to fix subj line.

[lapislzi]

41. Two "nos" and a "maybe" = Clinton, Kelly, and Schumer

I'm beginning to wonder who Hillary represents, other than her wealthy neighbors. Sue Kelly: RNC hack. She'll be in power forever, because the NY Democratic party can't seem to field a candidate with any traction (working on that in the Take 19 group). Every time she starts looking like a centrist Republican, she drops back into lockstep with the warmongers. Schumer: maybe a little. A little on the hawkish side, but at least he hasn't totally forgotten where he came from. I can tolerate Chuck.

[PWRinNY]

53. Lowey, Clinton, Schumer

Hey there neighbor - I don't envy you with Kelly. At least she's a little bit moderate for a Republican, she seems to do well with environmental concerns. I'm very happy with Nita Lowey - I feel like she's got my back most the time. As with Clinton and Schumer. Most the time.

[Dulcinea]

42. Saxby Chambliss & Johnny Isakson?

That would be "no."

[Lumily]

45. Me too, and Nathan Deal is my Congressman.

They don't represent me at all. :(

[Mossadeq]

43. Obama and Durbin

Does it get any better ?

Oh, I forgot Hassert, gulp.

[LSK]

57. Abramoff might take out Hassert

[in_cog_ni_to]

44. My Senators are Obama and Durbin.

I LOVE THEM. Senator Paul Simon, a man of honor and high repect, was Durbin's mentor. I feel pretty secure in knowing he does the right thing for us. Obama? I can only wait and see. What I've seen so far, he's been OK. I did receive an email reply from him in response to an email I sent him about impeaching Bush. I wasn't very happy with his reply.:( He didn't think impeachment was anything to take lightly, it was a very serious thing to call for impeachment and he didn't see an impeachment in the near future.:grr: WHY NOT?

I wish I would have saved that email. It pissed me off so bad I immediately deleted it.

[adigal]

46. Ah, already protecting his brand new seat

The wonders of what power will do to you. I have not been too impressed with Obama so far, but I agree - I do love Durbin!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

47. Yes he is protecting that seat and

probably priming himself for a presidential run in 2012-2016? He's playing it safe, so far.

[adigal]

48. I, personally, do not like Hillary's stances

because I think every single thing she does is with an eye on the White House. That is NOT why she was elected, IMHO. She was elected to take care of the needs of the people of NY.

[in_cog_ni_to]

50. The DLC can keep Hillary, IMCPO.

She won't get MY Primary vote.

[mopinko]

54. i'm mad at them both over tammy duckworth.

grrr. but in the great grand scheme of things, they stand head and shoulders above the crowd.

[LSK]

59. same here

[Moochy]

49. George Miller (D) and Feinstein and Boxer

Feinstein: big money.

Boxer + Miller, not so much, I think both of their records are much more labor friendly as well as help the lowest classes more than feinstein.

[DemGirl7]

51. One No, One Maybe, and one yes.

My two Senators are Clinton, who I don't really like,being that she DLC, I feel doesn't represent my interests and Schumer, who in a way kind of represents my views. While my Representative in the House is Rep. Hinchey, who is very progressive and I feel for the most part doesn't represent my views.

[Paladin]

55. Not Bloody Likely

I wrote off that idiot John Cornyn immediately, and he's lived down to my expectations, a real embarrassment. At one point I had a little hope for Kay Bailey Hutchison, but she started blowjobbing the far right a while back and is getting almost as bad as Cornyn (ominous sign: KBH showing up at the NRA convention in Houston a few months ago to tell anti-French jokes).

At this point I actually have no meaningful representation---everybody from the county commissioners all the way down to the current occupant of the White House are acting contrary to my beliefs. Anybody else feel like they don't have much of a country anymore?

[LSK]

56. Durbin and Obama, for the most part, Hyde? HELL NO

[WI_DEM]

58. Representative is Tammy Baldwin (yes) and Russ Feingold (yes)

the other is Herb Kohl and sometimes yes and sometimes no.

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[NNadir]

61. My congressman is Rush Holt, and yes, her represents me!

He is the finest congressman I have ever had.

[WernhamHogg]

63. Boxer/Feinstein/Nunes

YES!/Occasionally/Christ NO!!!