My congressman finally cares... | by GlennM
... enough to run an automated phone survey. For his first term I just got glossy fliers. Now McCaul (CD-10) cares enough for me to hear his (recorded) voice.
The first question was whether I was a registered voter. He then went on to ask me questions about immigration, offshore drilling, the second amendment, flat taxes, and Iraq. I'm guessing the second amendment one was in there for identifying liberals vs. conservatives.
Sounds like he's concerned about securing our borders, more offshore drilling, changing the tax rate to favor the rich even more, and staying in Iraq until their government can take over -- regardless of the cost. I'd rather hear about border safety, more energy efficiency, undoing the changes to the tax code that support the rich over the middle class, working to bring our troops home from Iraq so we can be prepared for the next emergency, supporting our veterans, and figuring out where all the money spent on Iraq went. Oh yeah, and health care, de-politicizing our Justice department, re-securing our freedoms at home, re-gaining international respect, ensuring that we're ready for the next hurricane season, and encouraging voting instead of passing stupid, sneaky poll taxes.
But at least I've had another chance to give him a little feedback, albeit within the parameters he set. And he asked if he could follow up with me on the issues. Of course, he has yet to respond to any of the e-mails I've sent to him. [KBH may be a Republican party rubber-stamp, but at least I get some responses from her office. Up until now I've only gotten generic fliers from McCaul. And not even that from Cornyn.]
If I was really a conspiracy theorist, I'd say that the recent announcements of opposition candidates might have had something to do with the timing of the poll. By my count, we're up to three Democratic challengers. But the timing's just too close. I doubt anyone could have turned a phone poll around that quickly.