It's true

Dear concerned citizen,

I know how you feel. You are scratching your head wondering why your organization is not receiving enough money when there are wealthy Americans who do not care about the poor. You know something is very wrong, and it is not your imagination.
I've been looking for the right word and today I found it. The problem is that mean-spirited people dominate our government, and money is not flowing freely. How do I know that? In the early 1960s, astronaut Alan Shepard was about to become the second man, and first American, in space.
A reporter asked him what he was thinking as he sat atop the Redstone rocket, waiting for liftoff, he had replied, 'The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.'" (Courtesy Gene Kranz in his book Failure Is Not an Option)
The obvious humor is the reality of fraility of life, but there is sadly a second meaning. Today, it is a fact that some government contracts are not going to the low bidder. In fact, some government contracts are not bidded at all. Contracts for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are going to whoever benefits the most.
Our government is corrupt at the highest level, we are paying the price, and I want to help you. I read your letters and I know there are people who need help they are not receiving. We must restore honesty and dignity. We must show people that money does not buy happiness.