He Cares A Lot

In fact, he cares so much, frets so incessantly, that sometimes he gets less than eight hours of sleep per night.

Concerned about her young daughter's brain cancer and the public-health impact of a nuclear power plant near her Minooka home, Cynthia Sauer in early 2004 reached out to U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller.

After four telephone calls to his office, she received a "dear friend" letter from Weller (R-Ill.) in February 2004. Weller--whose 11th Congressional District includes three nuclear plants, more than any other in the United States--thanked Sauer for contacting him "regarding the environment" and listed his efforts in that area.

Of course, it's the corporate interests in his district that he frets about.

"I think it's another example of his misplaced priorities," Pavich said, noting that Weller has received more than $20,000 in contributions from Exelon Corp., which owns the nuclear plants in the district. "He puts the interests of his business clients, his largest contributors, above those of his constituents."

What about the corporations? Would someone please think about the corporations?