Are you a recovering Republican?

Did you vote Republican last election? If you have lost your job, watched your 401K turn into pocket change, lost your home or facing financial disaster, you may be a recovering Republican.

Hopefully, you changed your voter registration to Independent already. If not, you may seriously want to consider doing so. Except for closed primary elections, you can still vote in the candidate of your choice at the ballot box.

Nothing scares politicians quite as much as the ‘wild card’ Independent voters. If you are wanting to make an impact on your incumbent Congressional leaders before November, then change your affiliation over to Independent now. It is easy to do and best of all free.

Most County Registrar offices report weekly on the number of registered voters and their party affiliations to the local Democratic and Republican offices. Don’t let anyone make you feel powerless this election day. Money can buy a great deal of exposure for the candidates, but it all comes down to educated voters on election day.

If you or anyone you know has been hit hard by this difficult economy or the unemployment crisis, just take a look at the Senate voting record of most Republicans on UI extensions this session. It is easy to see who is not in favor of helping the average citizen, struggling to keep afloat in America today. You too just may be a recovering Republican.

Here is the voting record as it pertains to UI extension YES votes by some Republican Senators this session:

Jim DeMint (R-SC), voted 0 out of 12 times for UI extension
Jefferson Sessions (R-AL) voted only 1 of 12 times for UI extension
Tom Coburn (R-OK) voted only 1 of 12 times 

Mike Johanns (R-NE) voted only 2 of 12 times 

Judd Gregg (R-NH) voted only 2 of 12 times 

Michael Enzi (R-WY) voted only 2 of 12 times
John Cornyn (R-TX) voted only 2 of 12 times
Jim Bunning (R-KY) voted only 2 of 12 times
John Barrasso (R-WY) voted only 2 of 12 times
John Thune (R-SD) voted only 3 of 12 times
Kay Hutchison (R-TX) voted only 3 of 12 times

Orrin Hatch (R-UT) voted only 3 of 12 times 

Bob Corker (R-TN) voted only 3 of 12 times
Richard Burr (R-NC) voted only 3 of 12 times
Scott Brown (R-MA) voted only 2 out of 8 times (participated in only 8 votes) 

Christopher Bond (R-MO) voted only 3 of 12 times 

Robert Bennett (R-UT) voted only 3 of 12 times 

David Vitter (R-LA) voted only 4 of 12 times
James Risch (R-ID) voted only 4 of 12 times
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted only 4 of 12 times
Mitch McConnell (R- KY) voted only 4 of 12 times
John McCain (R-AZ) voted only 4 of 12 times
John Isakson (R-GA) voted only 4 of 12 times
James Inhofe (R-OK) voted only 4 of 12 times
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) voted only 4 of 12 times
John Ensign (R-NV) voted only 4 of 12 times
Michael Crapo (R-ID) voted only 4 of 12 times 

Lamar Alexander (R-TN) voted only 4 of 12 times
Roger Wicker (R-MS) voted only 4 of 12 times
Richard Shelby (R-AL) voted only 4 of 12 times 

Pat Roberts (R-KS) voted only 5 of 12 times
Richard Lugar (R-IN) voted only 5 of 12 time
George LeMieux (R-FL) voted only 5 of 12 times
Jon Kyl (R-AZ) voted only 5 of 12 times
Charles Grassley (R-IA) voted only 5 of 12 times 

Thad Cochran (R-MS) voted only 5 of 12 time
C. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) voted only 5 of 12 times
Samuel Brownback (R-KS) voted only 5 of 12 times