My letter to my Representative

Dear Congressman Capuano,

I am writing to voice my concern with this upcoming, and now seemingly inevitable, auto industry bailout. I think this is an awful idea. These companies are bilking the American people, almost to the level of extortion, because the American people didn't want to spend their money on GM and Chrysler's atavistic fleet of gas-guzzling monsters. Now, to top it off, I find out that Chrysler is 80% owned by Cerberus, a company whose stake in Chrysler is only 7% of their total asset holdings. You're telling me that my money should go to help a shady company like Cerberus make sure it doesn't lose money on its myopic and idiotic investment in a failing company?

Mr Capuano, I am as liberal as they come. In general, I have no problem approving the use of my tax dollars for programs that will genuinely help the American people. This is a mockery of liberal principles, and the kind of decision that gives credibility to the argument that a liberal government will waste the taxpayers' money at any given opportunity. Please, be among the voices of reason in this debate and don't be fooled by the dog and pony show being peddled by these auto industry scumbags whose short-sightedness and lack of competent management skills doomed their companies to failure. I can't find a record of your vote on this bill, but I hope you were able to do the right thing.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Eli Ashley Reusch
Brighton, MA