The Financial Bailout

[fabsroman]

I think the bailout, and the rush to spend $700 billion, is what got us here in the first place. Creditors were rushing to lend money, and borrowers were rushing to buy houses at exorbitant prices and borrow the money. Now, Congress is rushing to give the money to the creditors, and they aren't really thinking through this. They spent more time on steroid hearings than on this bailout problem. There is definitely something wrong with the voting system.

I have asked this on other forums, and haven't received a response. Does anybody know if an Senator or Representative incumbent has to go through a primary election? The reason I ask is because in the states that are set one way or another (e.g., Maryland is democratic forever), they will never yank an incumbent Democratic Senator or Representative if they have to be replaced with a Republican. So, even if we wanted to replace everybody in Congress, it just wouldn't happen. I think it should, but it just won't.