Several newspapers outside Mass. have commented that Kirk is still voting even though his "term" ended with the special election and not when Scott is seated. Why is he still voting?

Scott has mentioned he wanted to freeze my pay (federal employee). This seems fair because he saved my health care. However I would suggest he take Paul Ryan's advice and seek funding cuts (look at agencies with bloated budgets like EPA), curb spending and then see what needs to be frozen.

What better way to start the next election than to modify the Brown Bulletin for the US Senate similar to the format used by Reps: Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Michele Bachmann, Marsha Blackburn, Sue Myrick; Senators: Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, Lisa Murkowski, John Cornyn, and John Barrasso. That is, if the staff is willing to take suggestions.

By PAUL D. RYAN

In tonight's State of the Union address, President Obama will declare a new found commitment to "fiscal responsibility" to cover the huge spending and debt he and congressional Democrats have run up in his first year in office. But next Monday, when he submits his actual budget, I fear it will rely on gimmickry, commissions, luke-warm spending "freezes," and paper-tiger controls to create the illusion of budget discipline. Meanwhile, he and the Democratic congressional… Continue