For those of you who don't know, I live in Lincoln, Nebraska. I am a recent inhabitant, but as such I have made it a point to get to know about my Congressman. I did vote for Congressman Fortenberry, mostly because he voted against the bailout bills. But a recent e-mail that I recieved from him has left me ill-at-ease. I promptly, as I have done in the past when I was especially displeased or pleased by the actions of Congressman Fortenberry, e-mailed him about his letter entitled "The Fort Report."
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Congressman Fortenberry,

I recently recieved an e-mail that was entitled "The Fort Report". At first I was very pleased to get such an e-mail, but as I read it, I became more and more disapointed.

In this letter you claimed, "My efforts in Congress are focused on five important areas for our nation's well-being: national security and global stability, alternative energy and environmental sustainability, small business entrepreneurship and rural vitality, patient-centered healthcare reform, and family life and culture."

These are all well and good, but you did not give any principles by which you plan to deal with these issues. I breifly examined your voting record before voting for you this last term (mostly because of the way you voted on the bailout bills), but upon further and more in depth review of your voting record, I am unable to acertain what principles you use to guide your voting.

Please sir, do not just make a stand on issues, develope a set of principles to guide your decision making so that you are a principled voter whom myself, and others can count on to vote with the nations best intrest always in mind. Finally, when you have those principles, please let us know what they are so we know whether we ought to vote for you in the future.

Thank you for your consideration of my letter.

Sincerely,

Kyle McCauley