Even with the approach that I take in Congress, which is to bring people together to get things done - many people describe that as 'reasonable' - I couldn't vote for John Boehner's re-elect.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You can make tough decisions that I believe voters for years have asked us to do.
My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.
If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth re-electing.
It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place. I could count the members of Congress on one hand that took these issues seriously.
To be honest, I haven't seen much serious budget planning since the Republicans took control of the House after the 2010 elections and grabbed onto the Senate filibuster. It's not the White House's fault that John Boehner couldn't deliver on a bigger deal.
I've heard enough of Democrats claiming a balanced approach.
Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.
I've thought about it, not a lot, but I thought my relationship with Congress - the Democrats and Republicans - would help me get some things done. Not everything, but at least they'd be willing to try.
I think that our leadership, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, are taking the right approach.
I want to support John Boehner in any way that I can, but we need to be pragmatic.