This week, in the Republican’s weekly radio address, he warned the American public that Democrats will do their best to “create a legislative logjam...” and then blamed President Clinton in advance by calling him a “bystander to the hard work of advancing the nation’s business” for neglecting the affairs of Congress.

Well, gosh, Folks, President Clinton is part of the Executive Branch of government, not the Legislative Branch. Congress has its business to conduct just as the president has his. The way it is supposed to work is that Congress legislates (makes) laws and the Executive Branch executes and enforces them.

Furthermore, Mr. Clinton had absolutely nothing to do with the Republican majority in both the House and Senate killing the major bills they have been confronted with. The party simply did not want campaign funding reform (nor does the Democratic party) so the applicable bill was not allowed to come to vote.

The Republican Party, not President Clinton, also killed the tobacco bill. . But, that stands to reason as tobacco interests have long had a major influence over the party. The public was misled, just as Lott is attempting to now do. It’s almost as if he knows his party will not accomplish anything and is trying to put the blame elsewhere before the fact.

If both bills had passed both the House and Senate, then Mr. Clinton could have vetoed them or set them aside. But, other than that, the president has no more say in a bill than an ordinary citizen’s right of voicing their opinion. Besides, with a Republican majority in Congress, the House and Senate can pass any bill it wishes.

Now, you may be a die-hard, rigid-thinking Republican or Democrat, but the plain truth is that Congress has as its primary responsibility making laws in the best interest of the people while not violating God-given rights set forth in the Constitution of the United States. It is not its job to play useless political games and placing blame elsewhere for its own failures.

However, what has been accomplished by the current political leaders in Congress, besides making themselves financially well-off, is the protection of organizations which contribute the most money. This Congress, with leaders such as Lott and Gingrich, have done very little, maybe nothing at all, to legislate in the people's best interests.

So, I wonder - just how long are we going to put up with the political BS?

How long will it be, Ladies and Gentlemen, before we demand action of Congress - action in our best interests, that is, rather than in big business interests that are filling their coffers?