Dear US Representative Price

(I just sent this to my US representative David Price.)

We met in front of Northern High School one very cold afternoon in Durham when I was poll greeting and you were campaigning. You were a bit worried about the TROSA guys who were campaigning for your opponent.

I am getting pretty darn sick of listening to the Republicans bashing President Obama. We had to spend eight years of hearing that it was unpatriotic to bash Bush and like the wusses that we Democrats generally are we kept our mouths shut. Now we are in the majority and while I don't think criticism is unpatriotic I do think that the Democratic leaders in Congress of which Rep Price is one need to step up and express some heartfelt moral outrage at the disrespect of the Republican Party towards President Obama. If you need my help on this let me know. I can do moral outrage very well.

Also, NO BAILOUTS for the car companies. I am okay with helping displaced auto workers but I believe in the definition of insanity as the act of doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. We have been propping up the US auto industry for years. It ain't working and meanwhile their unwillingness or disinterest in building fuel efficient cars has been enormously hurtful to this country. They need to fail or dig themselves out of this hole. As far as I am concerned my fellow Dukie Rick Wagonner needs to retire.

Okay, lastly, no federal investments in alternative energy sources without a commensurate investment in energy efficiency. Basically I would define it as one negawatt for every kilowatt. Energy efficiency is a strategy not a virture and a very good one at that. It is our cheapest and lowest risk source of energy and still ignored.

That's all.

Rebecca