Many of our politicians are guilty of displaying a flagrant integrity. It’s not uncommon for politicians on every level to provide verbose narratives straining the boundaries of truth to excuse inexcusable actions or to put a shine on a dark period. Some are quite obviously outright liars. The current Congress is chock full of unapologetic folks utterly lacking integrity, with little (if any) respect for the constituents. For example, I can’t count the number of times in recent weeks I’ve read/heard a federal representative insist that if the voters ‘only understood’ their stand, we’d be behind them completely. They act as though we’re simpletons who would otherwise be celebrating instead of criticizing, if only our ignorant minds could truly comprehend. Some of the most high-profile politicians in our nation seem to feel that they’ve been elected not to represent our wishes but to instead tell us that they know better.

So while this particular hoax is both believable & amusing, I contend that we needn’t resort to such lengths to reveal our elected officials for what they really are, as plenty of factual evidence exists to serve that purpose. And as a lifelong Pennsylvanian, I know a thing or two about dirty self-serving politicians. Good luck in November, Nevada! You will defeat Reid with one of the many better choices poised to oppose him. I just with PA voters would overcome their apathy & have some passion for our future.