I felt as though I should bring this over to NG. I posted this on my blogger blog and felt as though it should be included with my NG stuff. Especially since America is in a crisis (and the rest of the world is slowly joining in). I also had a lot to say about this topic in the politics forum. You can search my latest BBS posts for it if you want to read it, but this is basically almost the same thing. So here it is.

Dear Barney Frank,

Me and you are fellow democrats. We probably split on certain views, but you are a democrat, and I love democrats. But, you sir, are a fucking idiot. Our markets have dipped into turmoil and we are in the middle of an economic and financial crisis. But yet, you're taking a day off Tuesday for a "Jewish Holiday", the day right after our market plunges nearly 800 points, the day right after what will probably be called "The New Black Monday". This is how I perceive you: You think your religion is a more important than the country you were elected to serve.

Do this country a favor, and resign. I am disgusted that you would let your religion interfere with your country's duties. We are in a financial crisis, and you go and have a little vacation. You're preventing us from submitting another bill to congress to save our economy.

Your religion doesn't disgust me, but the fact that you practice it this way does. If I were Jewish, a representative, a chairmen of the financial services committee, and I was serving a country now in an economic crisis that demanded immediate action, I guess my religion would just be shit out of luck, now wouldn't it?

Another reason why I'm agnostic/atheist. Religion only complicates things, and it's bullshit. You're welcome to practice whatever your religion you want in this country, but if you are serving the country and letting your religion stop you from serving, then fucking resign, and get someone else to be the chairman for the financial services committee.

I'm sure there are several others out there A LOT better than you.