I'm not singling out Rich Nugent at all. I AM singling out all 535 members of Congress. They have been as dysfunctional a government as this country has had, maybe in it's history.

Unfortunately I only get to vote to elect 3 of the 535. Collectively, they have been a failure. As the result, my three votes will go to candidates not currently serving in office.

If one wants to understand the effects of the system of voting for a party or continuing to return individual members to the House or Senate term after term, one need look no further than Barney Frank. He may be the most hated Congressman in a key position than any other member of the House. Clearly, he has responsibility for much of what happened and is happening in the mortgage crisis. And he is unapologetic for whatever he has done.

Now he is retiring as the result of re-districting in Massachusetts. So the seniority system in the House has already identified his replacement. Her role will be a minority leader of the House Banking Committee. If the Democrats regain control, she'll be the Chairman, the powerful position that Frank held for so many years.

Who is this political leader who will assume such an important position? Unbelievably it will be Maxine Waters, who is serving her tenth term in Congress. If we thought that Frank created legislation which was primarily ideologically-driven, Waters is so far left of Frank as to be almost out of sight.

If there was ever an example of the need for turnover in the Congress, either by changes in term limits or simply voting out incumbents, this is it! I intend to do my part. Until proven differently, I will not be voting for any incumbent for any federal office.