Tuesday, August 2, 2011  If Not Now, When Mr. Speaker?  Dear Mr.
Speaker:  I am writing to you in regards to the debt ceiling
vote taken in the house yesterday. As a concerned citizen and a
member of The Tea Party I am more than a tad disappointed. I am
not writing to call you a traitor or some of the other names I
have heard bandied about in the conservative blogosphere. I
understand the position that you are in. I understand that there
is a difference between campaigning and governing. I also get
that in the real world governing requires compromise. I also
realize that this was probably the best you could get with the
current make up of the senate and the white house. My question
is if not now when? When we will get our spending under control?
I get that many in this country don't see the seriousness of the
problem and how our spending is totally out of control. My
disappointment, Mr. Speaker, in you comes from the lack of
messaging on your part. The job you have done with this debate
is poor. The masses i