Basic principles

With the economy spiraling downward at a rapid pace I have learned two valuable lessons.

The low-life self-serving group of bottom feeders that we currently have leading this country -- whom we call politicians -- are incapable of passing a stimulus bill without a huge amount of unnecessary pork attached. Then they wonder why the public has no confidence in what has happened and things get worse.

Lesson two: They currently have brain freeze and are unable to do the right thing, like represent what is best for America and the taxpaying citizens of this great country. We need to help them by throwing this group out of office immediately, even if it means impeachment. Though I am not an economist, I do understand some basic principles:

1) Throwing good money after bad money is a risky, irresponsible action.

2) Giving money to those who have showed they can fail over and over again without accountability in place is just plain stupid.

3) Spending more money than you are taking in will only lead to eventual failure. This has never worked and never will.

Also, I will thank you in advance for leaving my grandchildren with so much future government debt that their survival will be a miracle.

JOHN W. NEWHOUSE
Shaler