It felt good.
I'd read the story about his talk yesterday in Ogden in the Standard-Examiner (click) and was feeling a bit miffed, not at what he said, but at what he didn't say, which was considerable. He wants to defund the ACA, he claims he doesn't want to shut down the government while doing so, and yet it's clear he represents the far right wing of Congress that is just itching for another show-down, shut-down, run down of the government to get what they want.
He mentioned that he has an alternative to the ACA (sometimes called Obamacare) but his detailed description of that was apparently too complex to get put into the newspaper. I went to his web site to read it but he seems to have neglected to post it there, too.
Plenty of opportunities to say I don't like ACA. Not a hint of his alternative.
But what the heck, he says letters make a difference, I felt like writing him, so I got out the Olympia, fed it some dead squashed tree and banged away. Didn't even have to stop and start over -- when you type the words have to be formulated ahead of time, your whole thoughts organized, an old trick you learn as a journalist (so you can dictate a story, no kidding, over the phone) so the words flowed.
And, as I said, it felt good. Typing this on my computer, the keys are mushy, they go (...pip!...) every time I hit one, taking no force whatsoever, no energy, no anger, no nothing.
(...pip!...)
Meh!
But with a typewriter, you burn calories! You use force! You let the world know you're pissed!
Dear (BAM!) Senator Lee (Ke-WHACK!)
About your talk last night (Ka-POW!)
Sort of feels like the old Batman TV Show, eh? (click)
Great fun and, Sen. Lee promised to read it! Maybe, with that kind of force, he'll get the (Ka-WAM!!) point.
His snailmail address is 316 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510. Be sure to use proper postage.
Here's my letter. Click to see larger image:
Senator Lee who allowed his home to be sold in a short sale for less than the amount due on the mortage has not suffered the consequences of his default. While i grre the debt and deficit is a serious problem Mr. lee is not the best person to lecture America on debt. Mr. Lee also has a large amount due on his student loans despite his years as a highly paid attorney.
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