Congress is about to vote on a new bailout bill. As we view a new Congress and president in session, we again will see more of taxpayers' money go to bail out bigger companies, including the auto industry.

Do the people want this to happen? NO!!! The auto industry would survive. They would file bankruptcy, reorganize and would probably do better just like Chrysler did.

Why, then, are the House and Senate voting against the people ... because they think they know better than we do.

Those of us who work for a living and are honest find this a bite in the a... We are no longer represented. We are voting for rulers, dictators and it needs to stop before the right to vote is taken from us "for our own good."

I have heard Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House, say "We need to RULE from the center," because it was the "center" message that won the election for Obama. The truth is we don't need to be ruled, we need to be represented. We need to find people who are willing to represent us and vote for them. Send a clear message, in the next election.

Many of us in Missouri fondly remember Mel Hancock, who used to send out forms to voters to see how they stood on the issues. He gave his opinion, but he voted the way the majority of the people wanted him to. That is what a true representative of the people is supposed to do.

By the way, I am going to look into what it takes to run for Senate against one of our "rulers."

Ruth Hunter, Springfield