Do you think its time to abandon the two major political parties, who are both ignoring that vast majority of moderate Americans, and form a major third party that represents the moderate middle of America, moderate Americans on both sides of the pollitical spectrum who are disgusted by the theatrics, tantrums, blackmail, threats and lies that are the heart of behavior by the current cast of loony-tunes in WashDC.. Americans in the middle want a reasonable compromise solution to move forward, but their views are totally ignored because the system is being driven by misinformed fanatics.

The top 10 hedge fund managers in the U.S. have an average annual income of 1.75 BILLION dollars, do you believe that is fair or ethical or justified?
Would you support closing the capital gains tax loophole for extreme incomes, such as anything over 300 million dollars?

Why is it that you did not vote for the spending bill? Why is the government shutting down because you could not do your job?

I am urging you to vote AGAINST S176, a bill that would stop law abiding citizens from being able to carry a concealed weapon. Criminals will not follow this law and only prey even more on those that they know are now disarmed. Vote AGAINST S176.

Senator Cantwell, I just read this article (http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/county-state/article.exm/2009-11-19_health_care_bill_going_to_senate_floor_contains_major_cantwell_initiatives) and now I am even more confused...

I will share with you that I don't support the heathcare bill because of the following reasons. #1 I have not read it and don't believe that anything with over 2,000 pages can be a simplified, effective plan. #2 The 4 elements shown on the website you have offered for inclusion in the bill are your desires but I suspect every other Senator has tried to add their own elements #3 most important, with the way this bill is changing and not finalized for a vote, it is WRONG to try and pass it through a quick trick introduction and vote process.

So my question for you is: How do you explain the fact that the bill isn't finished and being in the state of flex as it is debated, is this monumental bill going to actually benefit the people like me and my family. I think the "trust me" should be converted to "show me" and you can start this process by answering my question. What prevents you from being willing to allow the review of the final version of the bill after debate for a period of 72 hours so true and honest analysis of the legislation can be performed? Please answer!