Steve Rossiter ——Bio and Archives--February 5, 2026

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Note: I assure you that I know the difference between isle and aisle, but both are pronounced the same, so it works.

No doubt, at some point in your life you have been in a grocery store when a call has gone out “clean up on aisle six” (or whatever). America’s constitutional legislature is composed of 435 individual islands we call Representatives and Senators. Each of the isles are elected by the legal voters of the states these isles represent. Each of these isles have been placed in their high position to act on behalf of and in the best interest of his/her constituents.

Each of these isles is getting a base paycheck of at least $174,000 a year plus reimbursement for certain qualifying expenses. Certain of these isles take on additional responsibilities in their respective chamber and receive even better renumeration. Most of these isles, when initially elected to Congress, go to Washington DC with the very best of intentions of meeting their constitutional obligations while representing their state’s voters.

"Few men [or women] have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." ~ George Washington

“Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook.” ~........

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