 living on a budget  congress said they would be responsible earlier this year when they passed the paygo bill and president obama signed it all of a sudden it seemed like maybe they had decided they had to live by a budget however their newfound sense of fiscal responsibility soon vanished when they found other special purposes they needed the money for it just goes to show that talk is cheap and actions speak louder than words it is time to change the irresponsible legislative practices that exist in washington by electing people who know the issues and will represent our interests talk is cheap it s time for congress to do more than talkthetalk they need to walkthewalk and do more than make false promises i believe in personal and fiscal responsibility accountability and having a good moral character and i expect that from the people who are elected to represent me anything less is unacceptable vote for people who will represent you when you vote this fall it s our money they are wasting submitted for publication to the lansing state journal june 9 2010 published in the lansing state journal on june 18 2010  