[...] few weeks ago I wrote an article critical of Jeff Bolton’s website blowoutcongress.com. The article appeared on a number of [...]

My issue is about “throwing the baby out with the bath water”. Surely you don't believe that there are absolutely no good congresspeople. There must be at least a few. Why do they have to get fired? Why not focus on the radicals, corrupt, brain-dead ones instead of firing them all? And, you really don't know that the replacements will be any better – they could be worse. And, that doesn't even address committee appointments which are handed out based on seniority. With Jeff's plan the replacements would be junior and might have replaced a good guy with committee experience. We are at a critical juncture here – we're only a few steps away from socialism.

Its easy to get worked up and easier to advocate firing everyone, but it's not practical or, in my view, smart. What is practical, is to focus on the bad ones. Cast the light of truth on their misdeeds, expose them for the crooks they are and influence their departure. My favorite choice today would be Charlie Rangel. Apply the same exposure to his many misdeeds as has been applied to ACORN and his rat friends will bail on him. If he didn't have the influence he has he wouldn't be able to get the earmarks he gets and without the earmarks he wouldn't be nearly as popular where he comes from – his constituents vote for him because, in effect, he buys their votes with earmarks. Get it?

Only a few of the people I have spoken to indicated that they voted based on your emotional premise. Most of the people I have talked with voted based on their ignorance and lack of knowledge of the system and the person for whom they voted. Most people believe that the mainstream media tells the truth and is not agenda driven, which is far from the actual truth of the matter. When the majority of people allow themselves to be led like sheep by the controlled mainstream media, we get presidents such as Obama and Bush.

Change comes from the education of people. Jeff is making the attempt to educate the people in opposition to the controlled mainstream media sources. Yes, let's vote out all of the incumbents and send the message that we will not tolerate their tyrannical policies. Let's also stray from the democrat/republican two headed serpent system and vote in independent and third party candidates. Then lets blow them out when they screw the pooch, until We the People send a clear message to our public servants – Don't Tread on Me!

I hold no hope that congress will get blown out. There are too many Americans that are just to comfortable to care about the country they live in, the freedoms they are giving up, and the political system they refuse to take and active roll in. America will soon fall with a whimper and applause into a full blow oligarchy, and when it is too late to do anything about it, people will finally be asking the questions they should have been asking 108 years ago when the first progressive socialists took office in this country.

Start a blowoutradicals.com or blowoutradicals.com or blowoutliberals.com or blowoutthieves.com and I'll be all over it.

The following is quoted directly from blowoutcongress.com “BlowOutCongress.com advocates the complete replacement of all 535 members of congress in the next election cycles. “

Now I don't know how that could be more clear. And what it means to me is Obama-style change. Change because we're not happy. But Obama is living proof that just changing is not enough. It has to be change for the better. Blowing out congress in its entirely sounds good – IF we KNEW the replacements would be better than the incumbents. But they haven't even announced yet so we don't know if they'd be better. And that's the rub. Obama was elected because people thought anyone would be better than a Republican. But they were clearly wrong. They elected a socialist based upon the “anything would be better” approach. And what Jeff is promoting is essentially an “anything would be better” approach. That is my entire problem with it.

“That being said, I find it understandable that Jeff Bolton may not choose to have you on his radio show to talk about BlowoutCongress.com considering that all appearances point to you not advocating a congressional change.” Just for the record, I've never called the show about blowoutcongress – my comments were in relation to other topics about which I've called.

“all appearances point to you not advocating a congressional change.”. I advocate change when it is called for. I happen to like my congressman and don't want to see him changed just because Jeff thinks ALL of congress should be blown out . That sort of thinking is what got us Obama.

I cannot imagine that people actually believe that the congressional incumbents are doing a good job. Even the slanted polls suggest that this country is disgusted with congress with 30% and lower approval ratings. The fact is that our politicians are ruining the democratic Republic that our forefathers spilled blood to create. What remains to be seen is if the American people will actually get involved, allow third party candidates an opportunity, and question every statement and answer that our current and running politicians make in order to justifiably kick out the rotten congressional incumbents.

That being said, I find it understandable that Jeff Bolton may not choose to have you on his radio show to talk about BlowoutCongress.com considering that all appearances point to you not advocating a congressional change. You can plainly see that fear controls congressional members. They change parties just to keep their job; they change votes just to keep their job; they know that they are screwing up, and Jeff is trying to push them out, yet you think this is a bad idea. Your post sounds like a protectionist political speech to me.

As for Jeff possibly running for office, this has nothing to do with BlowoutCongress.com, but has everything to do with him using common sense when discussing most topics. People are attracted to common sense. People want to get behind common sense. BlowoutCongress.com is common sense when you take the data from the polls, the data from recent and past town halls, an the simple fact that congress has been overstepping their authority for years with no backlash from We the People of these United States. Personally, I only agree with about half of what Jeff's policies would be if he were to become a congressman. I would personally have difficulty voting for him over someone else that may be running for the position, but would easily vote for him over the incumbent.

As for the “up against a commercial break,” and being on hold for 20+ minutes, I have to agree with you. The policies of KLIF, and the incessant 7-8 minute commercial breaks are considerably annoying. It is one of the reasons why I no longer listen to the program on a daily basis. Jeff also has a bad tendency of dominating the conversation from time-to-time, which is also annoying.

Regardless of how anyone feels about this topic, your views, or mine, I still stand firm that this country needs better leaders in all branches of the federal government. We need men and women who stand for liberty, and will not be bullied into signing bills they do not agree with, will not stand for 11th hour amendments slipped in under the cover of darkness, will not tolerate out of control spending, will not be swayed by money, fame, or lobbyists to sell out this country for little temporary safety, and will limit themselves as set forth in the Constitution which protects the people from government intrusion into our lives and liberties.

To our currently serving congressmen I leave this quote: “If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.” – Samuel Adams

To those who may wish to replace them and serve The People, I leave this: “Against us are… all timid men who prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty… We are likely to preserve the liberty we have obtained only by unremitting labors and perils.” -Thomas Jefferson

“For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.” – Harry Browne