Democracy 101: For those who missed it the first time.

You don't live in a democracy. You don't vote on anything but who represents you. Then they go to Washington and they vote in your behalf. They are supposed to be honest, trustworthy, and good. They are supposed to weigh the issues, study it out in their minds, and make the best decisions possible. They are supposed to represent the people.

They do not, and are not those people. This congress is the most corrupt congress in the history of your country. they neither care about you, nor do they care about how you feel.

Want proof?

Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Democrat from Tennessee, told a liberal radio network on Monday that the Obama White House encouraged him to defy House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the $819 billion economic stimulus bill.

"Well, I probably shouldn't tell you this, but I actually got some quiet encouragement from the Obama folks for what I'm doing," said Cooper, one of only 11 Democrats to vote against the economic stimulus plan that passed the House last week.

"They know it's a messy bill and they wanted a clean bill," he said. "Now, I got in terrible trouble with our leadership because they don't care what's in the bill, they just want it to pass and they want it to be unanimous."

Cooper, whose startling admission came on Liberadio, was one of about 55 House Democrats to sign a letter criticizing Pelosi for suspending debate and committee rules on the fiscal package.

"They don't mind the partisan fighting cause that's what they are used to. In fact, they're really good at it -- and they're a little bit worried about what a post-partisan future might look like," Cooper said during the radio interview. "If members actually had to read the bills and figure out whether they are any good or not. We're just told how to vote. We're treated like mushrooms most of the time."

Still think this government is representing you well? Think that they are doing a good job?

If you do, you're a moron.

I guess I don't have enough money for them to represent me.