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we need only judge the performance of Congress as a whole.
What yardstick do we use? “Judge them by results” is an excellent choice.
By that measure, recent Congressional performance has been a clear failure: the string of unbalanced budgets, the accumulated deficits, numerous programs that have harmed the nation as much as have helped, some members’ meddlesome involvement in foreign relations (a duty assigned to the President by the Constitution).
Mr. Kilpatrick’s column was titled, “Fair Pay for Good Politicians.” Wrong! Members of Congress should be entitled to “Fair Pay for Good Results.”
Congress does not deserve all the blame for America’s problems. The other two branches of government and every voter merit a share. Yet no president can spend a penny without Congressional appropriation, and every program requires Congressional consent. Congress cannot dodge a major share of the blame for the economic, fiscal and moral deficits accumulated by the United States.
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