Walking a ways in another's shoes

Congresswoman Jackie Speier of California spent last Friday night at a homeless shelter in the Bay Area to get an idea of what it's like to be homeless in America.  Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut did something similar late last year when he spent a day shadowing a homeless man.

On any given night, a little over 600,000 Americans will find themselves homeless, most of them for the simplest of reasons:  they can't afford housing. Rep. Speier suggested that perhaps all members of Congress should do as she did (anyone see Ted Cruz or Rand Paul spending a night in a homeless shelter?) to learn more about what the homeless face each day.

You know, we constantly convene the best and the brightest of the business world to fix what ails the American economy without any tangible results.  Perhaps Rep. Speier and Sen. Murphy are on to something--facing the problem where it actually is rather than in some hallowed hall full of bullshit artists.

With half of Congress being millionaires, though, it's kind of hard to imagine many of them spending a night slumming to better the lives of their constituents.

Probably a lot easier to stay home and count their money.

Peace,
emaycee