Senators and congressmen enjoy the best medical coverage in the country, at a significant cost to tax payers. The conservatives in this country seem to want to cut social services to help reduce the debt, so how about they start by dropping their medical coverage which is a life long expense, extending well past their time in office.

My grandchildren have thousands of dollars to repay on their student loans. How is it fair that children of Congress do not!! Doesn't Congress get enough perks!

Ambassador Susan Rice is the most qualified candidate for Secretary of State. But Republicans are obstructing her nomination, and now she has removed herself for consideration. We need a talented diplomat like Rice to stay in the fight to become the next Secretary of State.

People in government who make decisions where exclusive loyalty to the US is required.I'm particularly concerned about members of congress who retain their dual citizenship with Israel, while voting on foreign aid and military and diplomatic support. One cannot have loyalty to more than one country at a time.

We look bad to the world, who must be questioning whether democracy is really the answer!

The Republicans are using gerrymandering (redistricting the states) to stack the deck in their favor. This has allowed them to unethically win elections. As a result they are breaking unions, beating down the middle class and the most vulnerable. Their plan is to use this process to win the election in 2016. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Michigan and Wisconsin have been affected. All states are fair game for them. These are tactics backed by the Koch brothers and ALEC.

The War On Drugs has cost millions of lives and trillions of taxpayer dollars, and has accomplished next to nothing. Tell President Obama to end the War On Drugs now!

Before the United States Supreme Court hears any case affecting the rights of homosexuals, Justice Scalia's bias against homosexual citizens disqualifies him from participating in the formation of any ruling by the court. As a United Methodist pastor my denomination and I personally believe that homosexuals no less than heterosexuals are endowed by our creator with the rights provided by the United States Constitution. My faith and my duties as a citizen compel me to do all in my power to defend the rights of homosexuals, including their full protection by the courts. Instead, Justice Scalia abuses his office to deprive homosexuals of their rights.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R) from Utah is trying to rein in our ex-Presidents from bilking tax payers for absurd post-Presidential allowances. Please call your elected offical and ask them to step up to the plate on this fight.

Politics is about compromise. Compromise became a dirty word in Congress. After a record number of filibusters, the GOP just filibustered their own bill. That's unprecedented. In the House, the GOP refuses to make the Bush tax cuts permanant for 98% of Americans & 97% of small businesses. GOP is no longer the champion of tax cuts, or immigration, or national security. GOP also blocked a jobs bill to fix our roads & lower the high unemployment rate. That's unprecedented. GOP also hurt our currency rating & cost our economy $18 billion during an unprecedented & unnecessary debt ceiling debate. Now they're threatening to do it again.

With all the false adds that ran during the elections in the last 2 years, this would be one way to clean up politics. Anyone knowingly advertising or campaigning false facts will be fined the price of the add they ran and damages to the victim of the add. They will also need to run an add to denounce the false add at the same time the false add was ran. Winning a political race should be done with the same honesty and dignity as we expect them to run our country and government!!!.

I have been reading how citizens have become frustrated with congress leaving on vacation and not settling issues before leaving. They should not be allowed payment, just like any other citizen that does not work. Also, they should not be allowed any type of retirement funding by the people, and should save as many Americans do when they retire. This also includes healthcare.