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YOU’RE AMERICANS NOT DEMOCTATS OR REPUBLICANS NOT TEA PARTY MEMBERS NOT ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT YOU’RE AMERICANS YOU’RE NOT JEWISH OR CHRISTIAN NOT MORMAN OR MUSLEM OR ATHIEST YOU’RE AMERICANS YOU MAY BE FEMALE OR MALE CONSERVATIVE OR LIBERAL OR INDEPENDENT, BUT YOU’RE AMERICANS YOU MAY BE PRESIDENT OR SENATOR OR STATE REPRESENTATIVE OR VICE PRESIDENT, BUT YOU’RE AMERICANS SECRETARY OF STATE, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SPEAKER OF THE SENATE MAJORITY WHIP MINORITY WHIP, BUT YOU’RE AMERICANS YOU MAY BE A MEMBER OF THE TUESDAY GROUP OR A BLUE DOG DEMOCRAT OR A PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS MEMBER OR MEMBER OF SENATE CONSERVATIVE FUND WHATEVER YOUR COLOR OR GROUP YOU’RE AMERICANS SO, BE AMERICANS BEFORE YOUR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS BEFORE YOU SEND TROOPS TO OTHER COUNTRIES BEFORE YOU MINT USELESS DOLLAR COINS BEFORE YOU MAINTAIN UNEQUAL TAXING PROGRAMS BEFORE YOU SUBSIDIZE AGRICULTURAL CONGLOMERATES BEFORE YOU FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OIL EXPLORATION BEFORE YOU ALLOW PHARMACUTICAL COMPANYS TO CHARGE AMERICANS MORE FOR DRUGS THAN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES BEFORE YOU EVER THINK OF ALLOWING OUR COUNTRY TO DEFAULT ON SALARY FOR OUR MILITARY OR SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPITANTS OR MEDICAL CARE FOR AMERICANS, REMEMBER YOU’RE AMERICANS YOU MAY BE MEMBERS OF THE 112TH CONGRESS PUFFED WITH YOUR OWN IMPORTANCE BENEFITING FROM VOTING YOUR OWN SALARY INCREASES AND NOT PAYING INTO YOUR OWN RETIREMENT ACCOUNT AND NOT PAYING FOR YOUR MEDICAL CARE REPRESENTATIVE OF A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP DISLIKING ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WITH YOUR AGENDAS, REMEMBER YOU’RE AMERICANS REMEMBER THERE ARE 314 MILLION AMERICANS AND YOU’RE JUST ONE WORK FOR THE BEST FOR ALL AMERICANS! From An American

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Date: 1/11/2012 10:42:00 AM
Thanks Kim. I tried to publish in Wash Post, but had no luck
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Date: 1/11/2012 9:28:00 AM
Wow! A very passionate discourse to our government leaders. If only they would pay attention. Well done. Love, Kim
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