How should we evaluate a congress members work

Unfortunately, the time we often review a congress members work is only after their death or a scandal breaks.

Ideally, evaluating a congress members work would be part of the election process.  Someday maybe.

Here is my first encounter with a review of Hon. Jack Murtha's  work shortly after his death.
from the dialog below you can see that many of Murth's strongest supporters are lining to the myth created for them in his campaign speaches.  few know anything of his actual legislative efforts, the Bill his sponsored and championed

David Swanson Headlines remember Murtha as a "war critic". I suppose a "food critic" buys a lot of food.

15 hours ago · Comment ·

You and 3 others like this.

Cliff Webb

Murtha took a lot of heat for standing up to the neocons, and still is in death it seems...

15 hours ago

Michelle Wilder

He's responsible for the immediate withdrawal proposal. It was a ballsy move on his part, and I will always respect him for that. RIP

14 hours ago

David Swanson

talk is cheap, so is life

10 hours ago

Summer Sereno

Maybe you consider your life cheap David, but my son's life was priceless...So, I beg to diifer with you on this statement, I find t very offensive.

9 hours ago

Mike Clark

Summer the people putting this war on think life is cheap. In their eyes they stand to loose much more then a few lives. $$$. Money doesn't offend you? Oil? That is what he gave his life for.

9 hours ago

Gary Kleppe

I can't speak for David, but I think he was characterizing the attitudes of the people who fund and enable wars, not his own.

8 hours ago

Shepherd Johnson

Summer, priceless and worthless mean the same thing.

8 hours ago

Kathy Daly Hass

Murtha tried

5 hours ago

Maryellen Hayden

Murtha was a conservative Democrat and a good Marine who stood for our country. He chose to call for withdrawal because the people (and the soldiers) were lied to about the reason for the war, and the war was wrong. I am proud to have known him. He stood up for what he thought was right, always, no matter what the cost.

4 hours ago

Linda Krausen

What ever his point of view, he was a man of integrity, not like those whores of today. When he became convinced the Iraq Agression was wrong- he said so and moved to action. I disagree with efforts to smear him as a war monger.

4 hours ago

Julie Turner

It's not nice, and ill-advised, to talk about the dead.

3 hours ago

Bowen Roberts

thats 'to talk ill of the dead', julie, but candidly is another matter.

3 hours ago

Maryellen Hayden

Lay off Murtha. We need to figure out what to do about the special election. Murtha belonged to Western PA. Let us bury our dead in peace.

3 hours ago

Linda Foley

I've seen reports that he had an inestine nicked in the surgery, developed an infection, and died from that. Maybe he was sent home too soon, was not being observed by nurses......but I wonder what his family will do about that avoidable "complication" that led to his death?

2 hours ago

David Peterson

Murtha's Bil to Bring the troops home was an appeasement bill to satisfy the Peaceniks in his district and secure their votes. In Fact, Murtha voted for the War! and he Voted for the extended continued occupation after the war! Our tax dollars at work, our soldiers lives sacrificed. The campaign contributions could not extend his life. http://www.my-representative.org/report.php?csn=110&RegionCode=PA-12
see his Legislative record and what his constituents thought of his work.

 

 

SO WHAT'S NEXT HOW CAN WE ILLUSTRATE MORE EXAMPLES OF CONSTITUENTS FAILING TO REVIEW THE WORK OF THEIR CONGRESS MEMBERS.

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