Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz, said, "...CHOKE THE MONSTER."

Yes, Congressman Franks...You are very right and CONGRESS IS THE MONSTER and your CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET should be first in line for the choking.

1. ALIGN YOUR SALARIES WITH THE AVERAGE ANNUAL PUBLIC TEACHER PAY.
2. TAKE AWAY YOUR EXTRA PAY FOR EXTRA WORK.
3. TAKE AWAY YOUR ENTERTAINMENT BUDGET, TRAVEL BUDGET, CLOTHING BUDGET OR ANY OTHER BUDGET ABOVE AND BEYOND YOUR SALARY.
4. CUT YOUR STAFF TO ONE PERSON IN WASHINGTON AND ONE PERSON IN YOUR DISTRICT.  THE REST...HIRE OUT OF YOUR OWN SALARY!
5. PAY FOR YOUR INSURANCE
6. CUT OUT YOUR RETIREMENT
7. PAY FOR YOUR OWN OFFICE SPACE.
8. PAY FOR YOUR UTILITIES.
9. IN OTHER WORDS, PUT YOURSELF ON THE SAME PLAYING FIELD WITH MIDDLE CLASS AMERICAN WORKERS WHERE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO DO, NEED TO DO OR WANT TO DO COMES OUT OF YOUR SALARY.
10. GIVE THE AMERICAN VOTERS AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE YOU FROM OFFICE IF YOU DO NOT UPHOLD YOUR OATH.

When you have finished this MAJOR step to reduce our national deficit, then tackle all the FLUFF currently padded into our Federal Budget.  TAKE OUT ALL THOSE KUDOS THE LOBBYIST HAVE PAID THE CONGRESS TO PAD IN FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.

Unless you, Congressman Franks, and all the rest of our elected officials are not willing to bite the bullet first, DO NOT ASK AMERICAN VOTERS TO GIVE MORE.  We're tired of the baseless arguments to cut needed programs in light of your proclivity to continue getting your over-inflated salaries, bonuses and obscene benefits.  While you spend precious hours trying to pass warped social agendas and waging war against women, the old and the poor, serious strides could be made to identify and cut the real unneeded programs gobbling up our Federal Budget.

YOUR SAME-OLD, SAME-OLD RHETORIC IS NAUSEATING AND NEEDS TO STOP...NOW!  AMERICA IS TIRED OF THE BIGGEST DO NOTHING, OVERPAID GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY...