110th Congressional Notes 11/30/2006
Some notes from the Hill.com’s Congress blog of November 30th
finds the most recent post as of this writing to be CA GOP Rep.
George Radanovich supporting NATO membership for “budding
democracies in Europe.” The first question that should be asked
of Rep. Radanovich relates to priorities. The pile of legislation
needing attention does not start with items like this. How about
concentrating on unfinished business like national security, border
security, immigration control, lobby reform, ethics, oversight,
campaign and voting issues, health care, education accountability,
staggering national debt, balanced budgets, social security, proper
treatment for military personnel and their families and the pathetic
performance of the federal government including Congress? If
you have any time left over after successfully resolving all these
issues, then continue on your pet projects.
From GA GOP Rep Phil Gingrey a sensible appeal to clean up the
criminal enterprise responsible for the wide spread availability of
fraudulent documents like fake identification cards. If you people
would pass HR 4437 or enforce legislation already on the books,
we would really applaud this entry from Rep. Gingrey. We have
immigration reform legislation from 1984 through 1996 and even
beyond. It does not do much good if you pass laws without ever
providing enforcement.
“Russia must do more against internet piracy” is an entry title of
CA Dem Rep Adam Schiff. Besides having a name exactly like a
character from the television show “Law & Order”, we find Rep.
Schiff’s entry as lame as that of Rep. Radanovich at the beginning.
Reps. Boswell, Cannon & Larsen all chimed in opposing meth.
So how much money do you want to spend on meth programs?
When is the last time the government fought against drugs and
won? Throwing money at it will never help. Legislating behavior
has never been the strong suit of Congress. Even if they had strong
suits. If other ills in socieity were corrected meth might not be a
problem. All Congress can do is pass laws and spend money. It
will never solve a problem like meth. Concentrate on issues you
can do something about, like passing laws and spending money.
Here’s a question for NY Rep Carolyn Maloney. In any reports on
the health effects suffered by those working around ground zero,
why has no one asked about the apparent failure of people to wear
respirators or other appropriate safety devices while working in an
obviously cnntaminated environment?
One of the two good posts from the Hill.com’s Congressional blog
on Novmeber 30, as of this writing, belongs to Dan Stein, President
of FAIR. The title is “New Democrats Oppose Amnesty”. A good
Democrat would since President Bush wants it and he is Republican.
So all you Dems should remember to oppose amnesty for illegals. No
one likes people who cut in line. It’s just plain bad manners. It also
convinces others that your intentions are not as altruistic as claimed.
Stanford Matthews & C. Harris
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