The current House of Representatives is made up of 435 members, four delegates and one resident commissioner. There are 235 democrats and 199 republicans and one vacancy.
Today on CNN, Jack Cafferty said all 435 members should be thrown out. I want to ask you what you think. I realize that Cafferty thought that the bailout should have passed. I think that a lot of those who voted no had constituents that did not want them to vote yes. I am also sure that there are those who voted yes h ad constituents that they ignored that did not want them to vote yes. My thought is that some should go and some should stay.
I am keeping a close eye on my congressional representative, Maurice Hinchey (D). He voted no but not because he felt that bailing out Wall Street was a problem. He voted no because he felt that the Congress should have only authorize $150 billion to get through a four to six month period until the new congress could deal with the problem. While I laud his no vote, I think his reasoning is flawed.
There is a discussion going on at my local paper’s web site regarding the vote. Visit and leave your comments too.
Nicki's Nook 
I don’t know, Nicki, I just don’t know. I’ve been a long-time supporter of limited-terms, and a large part of me agrees with Jack – “Be gone with them! All of them.”
But that’s not stemming from the financial crisis. And, I don’t know what to think of he bailout, either.
Naturally, I hit “post” before I was done.
What concerns me more than passing or shooting down a bailout, is a Congress that helped create an environment (and ignored all the warning signs) that lead to this crisis.
And, it’s not just Congress. It’s a set of pervasive attitudes that led us here.
… we don’t pay attention to what’s happening on the Hill
… we don’t pay attention to our local politics
That removes an essential piece of the checks and balances.
… we don’t want to tighten our belts until we are forced to
… we don’t want to live within our means
… we want to talk service, but don’t want to expend the effort
… we want our rights, but don’t want our responsibilities
… we don’t want to put the time, effort, or $$ into energy independence.
… we don’t want to accept our role in this, we want to blame.