Bass Fishing

Fed Up

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 | 1:27 p.m.

Bass: “I voted for the Ryan budget because, in principle, it does what I want it to do. But we’re reaching the point where we’re in an impossible situation. I believe members of Congress have to start promoting the agenda of this country. ... The primary reason why most average voters are disgruntled and disappointed with the performance of their elected officials in Washington is because of the fact that we can’t solve our nation’s problems. I’ve had enough of the brinkmanship and the posturing, on both sides, by the way.”

More Bass: “When you offer to compromise, that doesn’t mean you are aggregating or giving up your principles,” he said. “If you look back in history, all of the great accomplishments of prior Congresses have been based upon men and women who had very, very strong principles, but were willing to listen to one another and resolve problems. …That’s where we need to be today.”

Bass said he "agrees with members of both parties about the need to remove American troops from Afghanistan." Bass: “We’re in the wrong country. Pakistan is where the problem is” (Berry, Nashua Telegraph, 4/4).