People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. James Bovard
Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently and for the same reasons. Mark Twain
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets. Will Rogers
We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity, but as members of Congress, we have no right to appropriate a dollar of public money. Davy Crockett
The cookies were about to come out of the oven when I heard Congressman Brian Mast tell Dan Bongino that our soldiers were told they had run out of ballots and some would not be able to vote. I didn’t hear the whole conversation, but my ears perked up when Mast spoke. This was just yesterday, October 29, 2024. The election is a week away.
Later that afternoon, I wrote to a fellow journalist and told her what I had heard. She asked for the documentation. I figured that would be easy—I’ll just give Brian Mast’s office a call. Unfortunately, there was no one in his DC or Florida office. I called the next day, explained what I was after, and was told to email his press secretary, Haris Alec, and that he would get back to me very quickly. So far, nothing.
Our public servants haven’t been in session for almost two months. Of course, it’s an election year, and they’re really unavailable to the people in their districts who they are supposed to serve.
Here is their schedule for the year. (click on the hyperlink “Here”)
Unfortunately, I found that most of the office personnel and aides were not as well-informed as I thought they would be.
I phoned a friend of mine whose husband is a congressman. She said to call Eli Crane’s office, as he’s a member of the Homeland Security Committee. I again called both the DC office and his Arizona office. I left messages with the folks I spoke to regarding what I needed to verify. No one knew anything about our military personnel not getting enough ballots.
Next, I phoned Mark Green in Tennessee and talked to the personnel in the DC office, telling them what I needed. Again, no one knew anything and couldn’t help me, but they took messages and said if they found out anything, they’d email or call me.
Thinking this had become more of an ordeal than I thought it would, I returned to the computer and tried to find the October 29th show to listen to Brian Mast’s entire chat with Bongino. It wasn’t available.
Matt Rosendale is a strong conservative. Although he’s leaving at the end of this year, I called his Montana office. As I was leaving a message, a gentleman called me back from Matt’s office and said he was sorry he didn’t get to the phone when I called. I told him the whole story, and he said he would call DC today and see what he could find out. I haven’t heard from him, but our representatives aren’t available.
Thinking this was a lost cause, my Congressman was the last source. I asked for Noah, who heads the office of Congressman Tim Burchett. He wasn’t available. Is anyone else available who would know? Nope. He said they weren’t allowed to discuss the election. Huh? Not allowed to find out if our soldiers were able to vote? Whoa! He said I needed to call Trey Hargett, the TN Secretary of State. Then he hung up. Calling Hargett didn’t seem realistic for what I was asking.
I gave up.
We sat down for dinner at 7:30 this evening, and the phone rang. My husband looked at the caller ID, and it said Crane. He picked up the call, and it was Elise from Congressman Eli Crane’s office. I told her the whole story, and she said that right now, hardly anyone is available, but she would try to get in touch with the Congressman. This was the best answer yet.
One would think that while the representatives are out of session and in their home states, someone would be in their offices and able to answer questions from their constituents. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case, except for Congressman Crane’s office.
Missing in Action – The People We Pay!
