It’s good to know that– at least at some level– Congress still listens to the people who elected them.
From a New York Times article today about the stalled bailout negotiations:
It has become abundantly clear that members of Congress are hearing from their constituents, many of whom are furious about the proposed rescue.
I was one of those constituents– I wrote to my Senators and told them the bailout was a lousy deal. I received a nice boilerplate e-mail response (“Thanks for your concern… I take all of these e-mail messages very seriously… yada yada”). Although I’m sure they didn’t actually read my message, I hope the sheer volume of people like me gave them a clue that they’re treading in dangerous territory.