Mislead Public Do Nothing Congress

Freedom of religion is one of the most important liberties as religous person regards. Since that was an important factor in establishing our gov it remains an ongoing battle.  A politician will never be elected that doesn't agree. Thus the people have put in power religous politicans, go figure. I love America.

Your observations are edited versions of the reality of Congress.

Whatever you call them it's still twisted.

Actually, here is the job of Congress: Below is a listing of jobs of congress and more detailed is here at: http://tinyurl.com/6y4rad

1-To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
2-To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states and with Indian tribes;
3-To establish a uniform rule of naturalization and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;
4-To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;
5-To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the Unites States;
6-To establish post offices and post roads;
7-To promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
8-To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
9-To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
10-To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
11-To raise and support armies but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;
12-To provide and maintain a navy;
13-To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;
14-To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union suppress insurrections and repel invasions;
15-To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
16-To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states and the acceptance of Congress become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings.

You only have the senate seat breakdown... congress is of the senate and house and the breakdown is as follows actually showing a predominantly Democrat congress.... and can be seen at this site:
http://usgovinfo.about.com/blbalance.htm

Here is the breakdown:

U.S. Congress Today
Balance of Political Power in the 110th U.S. Congress

110th House of Representatives
Second Session

Democrats: 235
Republicans: 199
Independents: 0
Vacant Seats: 1
Total: 435

House Vacancies (1):

Vacancy: Ohio, 11th - The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones died on August 20, 2008. Vacancy effective August 21, 2008.

110th Senate
Second Session

Democrats: 49
Republicans: 49
Independent Democrat: 1* (Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut)
Independents: 1 (Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont)
Vacant Seats: 0
Total: 100

*Sen. Lieberman has indicated that he will serve as an "Independent Democrat" and become a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Republican Vice President Richard Chaney, as President of the Senate, votes only to break ties.

Senate Vacancies (0):

Senator Craig Thomas (R-Wyoming) died on June 4 of myeloid leukemia. The governor of Wyoming selected John Barrasso (R) to replace Sen. Thomas. Sen. Barrasso was sworn in on June 25, 2007.

It is not so much as twisted logic, but merely careful and patient observation over the last, let's say 40 years.

There is no logic to observation: just telling it like it was and is.

juliusBC; Now your one good truth spinner. The Republicans controlled the Congress by filibuster.

The Democrats are not responsible for anything, unless of course it's good.

Democrats could not investagate Franklin Raines CEO of Fanny Mae, because the Republicans would filibuster.

John McCain called for an investigation of Fanny Mae, and the Republicans still filibustered.

Why do the Republican even bother to win a majority in the Congress, when they control it with filibuster?

JuliesBC, you have some twisted logic.

all the politicians are far far far to the right of the rest of us. look at polls, and talk to people in the streets. do you think the average american cares about the same kind of crap the politicos do? no way! those suits are so far from reality it's laughable to even hear them call themselves 'representatives'

Make your excuses until you feel better. Then go scream or cry into a pillow, if you need to. Much of the reason OUR NATION had problems is because the Congress, run by Democrats, have been totally ineffective.

Personally I think they were just out of practice. For several years before all they did was sit around and try to think of ways to criticize and make issues for the White house and to Divide America, so that they would have an Agenda. Ok, they got very good at that. They divided America very well, and their agenda is loud and clear, so they get more Dems elected, and then they don't remember how to do more than sling mud, so they just ... sat there and filibustered? As you said? Is that another way of just slinging mud internally? At least we know they can do one thing well. (OMG I sound so mean)

Yes, public is mislead, most have no idea that congress is what screwed everything up. They like to just blame Bush.

Why didn't the Congress investigate Fae May, and Freddie Mack?

McCain called for an investigation, but the Democrats refused.

Why weren't there investigations of sub-prime lending?

Why weren't there any restriction on sub-prime lending, like proof of employment, or reasonable down payments on the loans?

Congress was part of the problem, and not part of the solution, until it was too late.

They blocked the Democrats on many numbers, but also humilating themselves in the process, we have seen little of what the democrats can actually do, i particularly, want to see how much they can really do..

Once again blame it on the Republicans. Have the Dems ever thought of reaching across the aisle. no, they are afraid that will see the light and switch parties.

The only reason Lieberman is listed as "Democrat/Independent" is his own desire to undermine the Democratic "majority."

As long as the Democrats have a "majority," the republicans can (and do) claim the Democrat-ruled Senate has done nothing.

Lieberman was actually the millstone around Al Gore's neck in 2004, just as Palin is McCain's millstone.

The only difference is that Lieberman "claimed" to be a Democrat, but espoused a Republican agenda, while Palin is simply too dumb to realize that she is dragging McCain down further than he is sinking on his own Victorian ideas.