It wasn’t bad enough tea partiers held the American people hostage in order to fulfill their political agenda on raising the debt ceiling, but they have created a doubt concerning our economy all over the world, thus effecting our credit rating from the Standard & Poor’s.

The chaos they have created will affect families everywhere, not just their constituents.

They weren’t satisfied to work on just cutting federal spending, because they weren’t willing to work with President Barack Obama. Can’t blame the president for this one.

Congress even left town on five weeks vacation, paid by us, leaving thousands of FAA workers not knowing whether they had a job to return to.

Americans are paying those folks with good benefits, including retirement and the same medical they want the rest of Americans to go without, along with more paid vacations than any of us ever dreamed of.

They raise their own pay without taxpayers’ consent and seem to want to do only the bidding for the rich, including big banks, big oil, large corporations, Wall Street and lobbyists.

It doesn’t leave much time for the Republican House members to worry about ordinary Americans.

I watched their non-agenda for two years now. All Americans should be worried as to where this country is headed.

The next election of those do-nothings should really tell the story of how the American people feel.

Joan Gilbert-Croteau

Skowhegan

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