Opinion: Throw them all out

I am overwhelmed at the "awareness" factor that has finally come across the majority of voting Americans. Our Congress has really woken up a sleeping giant.

http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100426/OPINION02/4260313 # # # # Throw them all out  •  Rutland Herald  •  Published: April 26, 2010  •  I am overwhelmed at the "awareness" factor that has finally come across the majority of voting Americans. Years past, there has been a sort of lazy awareness as to the state of our union come voting time – but not anymore. Our Congress has really woken up a sleeping giant.  •  I encourage every voter to vote against every incumbent running. It doesn't matter what your party affiliation is – vote – but vote in new blood.  •  Don't worry about their livelihood after they are out. They have padded themselves so generously in the event there is a political afterlife that they will remain in "fat city" for the rest of their days. Their pompous pride may be a little damaged, but their entitlements will take most of the sting out of that.  •  We have all come to realize that they have broken the U.S. post office, Social Security, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Medicare and Medicaid, to mention a few. What makes you think health care is going to be any different?  •  Collectively, for a very long time now, Congress can't seem to see beyond their own hind pockets and their quest for re-election.  •  Don't worry about the lack of "experience." We have a president with a lack of "experience." With one exception – public speaking. He could sell ice cubes to an Eskimo. And that is just about the financial mentality Washington has.  •  With a whole new inexperienced lot from the top down and a new sincere dedication, we might just be surprised how well things might start to turn around in time.  •  If we keep the same old-same old, all we will see for the future is the same old-same old.  •  LARRY PEPIN  •  Springfield  •