An open letter to all elected officials

Dear officials elected to represent the American people (your station is much more important than your name),

I would like to make my personal feelings clear so that you can better represent me. I pray it is indeed your intention to do so.

I would like to see all military aggression by the United States in all areas of planet Earth cease immediately. I do not wish to have my hard-earned taxes used to take even a single life, regardless of whose life it may be. Furthermore, I would like all monies spent on aggression to be pulled immediately. No more assault rifles. No more tanks. No more fighter jets. No more bombers, and indeed no more bombs.

All life on this planet is connected. We cannot harm another without harming all, including ourselves. The time for these misguided actions has long since ended. It is time for you as our elected representative to behave accordingly and do what is right for all, not what is expedient to get you re-elected or what makes "defense" contrators happy.

Very sincerely,

Tim Bravo

One Senator's Socialized Knee

I live in Kansas, which means there's NOTHING either of my senators want to hear from me. I'm about as far from a Republican as one can get. So when I got to calling senators before the health care bill vote (that's right, I actually CALLED), I didn't even bother with Brownback or Roberts.

Now this. Pat Roberts is recovering from knee surgery. Knee surgery paid for by taxpayers. Because he has a wonderful SOCIALIZED health plan.

It's a shame they couldn't do something to fix his cold heart. A heart so cold it voted to deny his brothers and sisters across the nation the same level of care he enjoys.

He must deserve it more than we do.