Originally Posted by SteveZ

With the talk of term limits, I've decided to impose my own - 3 for Members of the House and 1 for Senators.

So, this year I'm voting against the incumbent of District 5 who is running for a fourth term. It's not whether I prefer the position of the incumbent on several issues, but rather that being a Member of the House should not be a life-long or long-term career.

Six years is long enough for anyone to work in Congress. If a Congressperson has not "changed" things by then, they never will. After a while, they become more of the problem and less of the solution.

When each senator slot comes back on the ballot, I hope to see two fresh names. If not, the incumbent's opponent gets my vote without argument.

I want change as much as the next person. It won't happen by a Presidential pick, but rather by insuring that career Congresspersons - who really run Washington - are flushed out occasionally.