A Letter from Claire

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is concerned about her constituents and wants to meet with us to find out what we think. 

Dear Mr. and Mrs. [Mushroom],

My name is David Rauch and I am a staff member for U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. On Tuesday, November 12, 2013, on behalf of the Senator, I will be hosting a "Kitchen Table Talk" in Buffalo at the O'Bannon Center (315 East Ramsey) from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The purpose of this meeting is to reach out to you, to listen to your thoughts and ideas about federal policies and legislation and to take them back to the Senator.

These "Kitchen Table Talks" also serve, in part, to inform you of the services that are available through Senator McCaskill's regional offices. The Senator's staff throughout the state are able to assist you on a range of federal government issues. If you are currently having an issue with a federal agency, I will be happy to discuss that with you and put you in touch with the member of the Senator's staff best suited to help with your issue.

Should you have any questions, please contact me at David_Rauch@mccaskill.senate.gov or by calling (417) 868-8745. I hope you will be able to join me in Buffalo on November 12th.

Sincerely,

David Rauch
Field Representative
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill

An anonymous citizen's reasonable response:

Thank you, Mr. Rauch and Senator McCaskill, for the kind invitation.  Unfortunately, the Senator would be highly unlikely to appreciate any input my wife and I would be able to provide, especially as regards the Senator’s vote in favor of the so-called “Affordable Care Act” which is already proving disastrous economically to thousands of Missourians.  I have family members who are losing their insurance coverage because of this bill and the lies (“If you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance.  Period.”) told by the President and by Senator McCaskill.  If the Senator had listened to her constituents rather than using her “mom voice” on them, she would have voted against this mess and been hailed as a hero in Missouri and throughout the nation.  However, as partisan loyalty trumps both the best interests of the citizens subjects and – apparently – reality, she could not do that. 

Meanwhile the private sector of the economy (you know, the part that actually produces for the parasites getting government checks to consume and waste) continues to languish because of the deficit and another irresponsible increase in the debt ceiling.  Inflation grows as the Federal Reserve, via its ZIRP and QE policy, continues to enable the federal government’s ability to spend money in excess of its $2 trillion in annual revenues, buying votes in the urban centers and enriching its union and corporatist allies. 

Consequently, I, who might have been able to retire a few years early, will be working desperately to keep my job on November 12th at 10:30 am.  I will be trying to keep my insurance, to help out my children and grandchildren, to save a little more to make up for the devastating effects of interest rates below 1% and exponential losses caused by inflation and taxes.   

But by all means, Mr. Rauch, I urge you and the staff and the security detail and the Senator to enjoy traveling around and livin’ la vida loca of the political and governmental elites.  After all, you really are better and know better than us.  You deserve it.