I know it won't do much good, but I send off this email to both of my Repuke Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker:

I am a hard-working Tennessean. And I am angry and sick and tired of being squeezed by big corporate interests. Especially Insurance and Pharmaceutical companies.

When the CEO of UnitedHealth makes $100,000 an hour by rationing health care, there is a problem.

America has the best health care in the world - if you can afford it. When over 60% of bankruptcies are because of medical bills, and over 50% of those have health insurance, THERE IS A PROBLEM.

We need a public option. Period.

As far as the deficit is concerned, get rid of the unfair Bush tax cuts for the rich. Since those unfair tax cuts have been in place the rich have multiplied their income 7 times, while we hard-working Americans have actually lost buying power to inflation.

Please, do the right thing for all Tennesseans, not just the rich.

Sincerely, John.