Did you know that 40% of congress has been in office for longer than 20 years....

Of all things I was listening to the Dave Ramsey radio show today and I heard about this website; the reason why they were speaking with Dave Ramsey is they were discussing the national debt... oy, I don't even want to think about it; you know one of those times when you have gone on a spending spree and you don't want to balance your checkbook or open your credit card statement; I avoid the national debt in the same way. Sadly even though lots of our political leaders are aware of the money problems our country faces they are still pulling to get funding for their political agenda, um, duh. they have an agenda! I am not saying I know the best way to fix the problem, but I do know that pulling funding from certain programs will not hurt anything. I am trying not to be political but more educated about the state of what is going on around us.

I then decided to google National Debt by president: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_debt_by_U.S._presidential_terms

Blowoutcongress.com

The Mission - Why is the replacement of Congressional members who have served more than 12 years in the House or Senate -- such a seemingly drastic step -- necessary in America today?

Sadly, the American Congress, in both the House and Senate, has taken extraordinary steps during our modern history to ensure that her members are virtually insulated as incumbents -- almost impossible to defeat once in office. Congress has also created a system of seniority, where members are awarded powerful committee leadership positions on the basis of longevity, rather than ability. The result of these actions is that America is wounded politically, morally, and in recent years, financially. By any credible measure, including independent polling, voting trends, and the dramatically increased involvement of American citizens in the political process, the United States Congress is consistently identified as an utter institutional failure by the American people. It is a rare day in America today when a new tale of corruption, greed, incompetence, moral failure or ethical breaches from Congress members does not splash across the news. The House and Senate, comprised of 535 members, rarely rise above a 25% approval rating, and drop to as low as a 15% approval rate consistently. The opinion of the American public regarding the performance of Congress is abysmal.