Are you sick of getting hosed at every turn?

[Oilwellian]

139. Did you write this?

Politics and our legislative system of government will never be something you can take for granted. I wouldn't recommend 'tiring' if you hope to make any difference at all. As my old friend, Guy Washington used to say, 'Good always leaves, but bad comes to stay.'

We must care enough to involve ourselves in every instigation of democracy which confronts us. Our government is a reflection of everything we choose to neglect along with every cynical impulse we project. As the saying goes, "cynicism is a luxury."

Those in power who are motivated by greed will show up every day to collect their share, and ours as well. We cannot afford to turn away and let all of the negative influences have the floor to themselves. We have to come to grips with our individual responsibility to vigilance. We have to show up every day to make certain the government is representing all of the people; not just the corporate few who show up every day to collect our money. They will always fill the halls of Congress with their favors, bribes, and obstruction.

Through our virtue and our vigilance we must keep ourselves informed about those issues and concerns which we entrust to the bidding of those in Congress; and we must thoroughly involve ourselves in the process of resolving those issues and concerns in tandem with our legislators by challenging ourselves to read, watch and listen with a respect and a desire for understanding of differing views and opinions in our deliberation and debate. We shouldn't be discouraged or deterred from the essential exercise of our democracy by appeals to fear or cynicism.

When you use other peoples writings, you should give them credit:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ron_full_061022_in_our_own_hands.htm

It appears you've used this author's work several times over the past few years and only attributed these specific paragraphs to him once. It gives one the impression they're actually your words, when in fact they are not.