Mr. Ryan,

To call you Honorable is an insult to me and to the 17th district. Luckily for you, you were elected by a district that will vote straight party ticket until this Nation is finally run into the ground by your ilk. I do not expect that there will be much outcry here in the 17th district over your vote to embolden our enemies, and drive a knife squarely into the collective backs of our military personel in Iraq. Yes, lucky for you we live in an age of uninformed, unmotivated, and ignorant voters.

But I still feel it is my duty to remind you of what you have done to this country. I would expect nothing less from a lapdog of Rep. Pelosi. You have played the "go along to get along" card since you entered the House. It would be hard to find a more mindless drone in the Congress, so it is of no great surprise that you voted with the Party on this issue. I hope and pray, to whatever God you see fit to worship, that you might be able to grasp this simple concept. The enemy of our country, the Islamic extremists, are watching every move that the government makes throughout this entire war; and seeing the House vote against the Commander in Chief, is one more small victory for them.

Of course, this issue could be resolved. You and the Democrat Party, along with a few Republicans, could easily bring a vote to the floor to defund the War in Iraq. This would require some in the House to stand on their convictions. The thought of standing on such a weak foundation must be frightening.

I will leave you with some historical perspective Mr. Ryan. There was once a Democrat Congressman from our area; his name was Clement Vallandigham. He did his best, along with other Copperhead Democrats, to defeat the cause of the Union. At a time when the nation needed the complete support of those in power, when we were faced with a turning point in our history that could have destroyed this nation, he chose to turn his back on the country. Vallandigham was eventually handed over to the Confederates who had no use for him. He escaped to Canada, and made several failed attempts to win public office again in Ohio.

You may be safe here in the 17th district, but dont think that your actions or the actions of others in your party will be  forgotten by those of us who understand what this fight and the coming fights mean to the future of our country.



I never received a response from Mr. Ryan, I really never thought I would...