How we the people would like to see Congress run.

This government is not about lining your own pockets nor the pockets of your mistress. It is not about starting wars because of our lust for someone else's resources. It is not about ignoring friends and pissing off neighbors. It's called honesty, transparency, and working to better the lives of ALL citizens. The government works FOR us, not against us.

We already have those who wish to see this new Congress fail.

DailyKos:
"Both the Republicans and the "you can't win without us" crowd will be looking to dog the new congress at every turn. For Republicans, it's all about blackening the reputation of this congress to give themselves a better chance in 2008, and doing everything they can to prevent any work from getting done. They want to make this congress look bad. For the Carville crowd, it's about showing that a people-powered movement can't possibly survive without the advice of "experts," and is sure to blunder. They want to make this congress look incompetent."
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"...if your agenda is composed of short, simple, powerful statements composed in clear language and presented to the America people day by day, this congress won't just be successful, it will be a revelation. Never again will anyone accept the idea that all politicians are the same. Never again will anyone settle for a government that works in the shadows, and whose operation is based on a game of tit for tat where each exchange cost millions, if not billions. Never again will anyone accept a huge pile of pork just to get some slender benefit. No one's back will get scratched, but everyone will enjoy unmatched gratitude and respect.

This is how we roll: from victory, to victory. Out in the open, without secrets, without hidden agendas. Do this for the first hundred hours. Who knows? You might discover you like being truthful with yourselves and with the public. It might even become a habit."