"We have no interest in making baseball the central focus of this committee's agenda." -- Congressman Henry Waxman
MSNBC released a hearing from Waxman's Chairmanship on the Oversight Committee. At the time, he was investigating steroid abuse in baseball, a subject which he should be more inclined to sweep under the rug, since he betrayed so unacceptable an ignorance on the subject in the documentary "Bigger, Faster, Stronger".
The MSNBC clip indicts "Inconsistencies with Mr. Clemens," referring to Roger Clemens pretended perjury before the Oversight Committee. The real inconsistency from this hearing stems from the abuse of the Oversight Committee to pursue an issue that has nothing to do with the role or the scope of the federal government.
Our veterans were striving, barely surviving, even dying on the streets of Los Angeles at that time, yet the Brentwood VA remained a rental property for private proprietors, including washing machines and merry-go-rounds. Mr. Waxman was investigating the inconsistencies between a trainer who claimed to administer growth hormone and steroids to Roger Clemens.
Even if Congressman Waxman won the 33rd Congressional District, he still has a lot of explaining to do for his unconscionable lack of oversight on key issues, such as the proper use of our wetlands in the Santa Monica Bay, or the improper use of federal funding for a bullet train which will transport people very quickly from Bakersfield to Tulare. He changed his mind rather suddenly on the Subway to the Sea. One wonders if Waxman will kill that project now that he is back in office, or like Congresswoman Janice Hahn, he will support a subway of some kind, but he will demur and stall on specific proposals indefinitely.
Recently reelected, Waxman is writing more letters once again, not to protect our veterans, not to get our troops out of Afghanistan, but to protest the closure of the Fifth Street Post Office in Santa Monica. I do not understand what drives this legislator to focus on such picayune issues such as keeping a post office open, when the Brentwood VA remains closed to the very public it was intended to serve: our veterans. Granted, the inconvenience of not being able to deliver mail at a closer facility will unnerve certain people, and the Fifth Street Post Office is a prized piece of "New Deal" Americana. Yet our troops, the looming fiscal crises, and the ongoing foreign policy failures in the Middle East deserve more attention.
Let's not forget the well-being of our immigrant population throughout the Santa Monica Bay. Congressman Waxman has proposed nothing to alleviate the second-tier status of immigrant youth whose parents brought them to this country without naturalization status. Waxman ought to right letters diminishing the welfare state so that this country can open the borders and permit any able-bodied individual to find work. I do not endorse amnesty, and neither should Congressman Waxman. A compromise emphasizing border control and state authority in the limited and diminished disbursement of benefits will encourage legal immigration. One writer shared with me that Congressman Waxman was influential in assisting a Russian engineer. He expedited the processing of her naturalization paperwork. Certainly, the Congressman can step up his focus on the immigration issues in his district, California, and the rest of the country.
38 years of mixed priorities and lost time does not excuse letting him off the hook. Congressman Waxman then and now has a record of doing too much on issues of no importance and "not enough" on the issues that matter. If he takes the interests of the voters in the 33rd Congressional district serious, then he must relinquish his heavy focus on post offices and baseball, and advance restoration of the Brentwood VA and the recuperation of our veterans; advocate for comprehensive immigration reform; and investigate the waste and fraud in bad transportation projects (Browns' Boondoggle) and support the Subway to the Sea.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Waxman's investigation of Steroid Abuse Still Out
"We have no interest in making baseball the central focus of this committees' agenda." -- Congressman Henry Waxman
MSNBC released a hearing from Waxman's Chairmanship on the Oversight Committee. At the time, he was investigating steroid abuse in baseball, a subject which he should be more inclined to sweep under the rug, since he betrayed so unacceptable an ignorance on the subject in the documentary "Bigger, Faster, Stronger".
The MSNBC clip indicts "Inconsistencies with Mr. Clemens," referring to Roger Clemens pretended perjury before the Oversight Committee. The real inconsistency from this hearing stems from the abuse of the Overight Committee to pursue an issue that has nothing to do with the role or the scope of the federal government.
Our veterans were striving, barely surviving, even dying on the streets of Los Angeles at that time, yet the Brentwood VA remained a rental property for private proprietors, including washing machines and merry-go-rounds. Mr. Waxman was investigating the inconsistencies between a trainer who claimed to administer growth hormone and steroids to Roger Clemens.
Even if Congressman Waxman won the 33rd Congressional District, he still has a lot of explaining to do for his unconscionable lack of oversight on key issues, such as the proper use of our wetlands in the Santa Monica Bay, or the improper use of federal funding for a bullet train which will transport people very quickly from Bakersfield to Tulare. He changed his mind rather suddenly on the Subway to the Sea. One wonders if Waxman will kill that project now that he is back in office, or like Congresswoman Janice Hahn, he will support a subway of some kind, but he will demur and stall on specific proposals indefinitely.
Recently reelected, Waxman is writing more letters once again, not to protect our veterans, not to get our troops out of Afghanistan, but to protest the closure of the Fifth Street Post Office in Santa Monica. I do not understand what drives this legislator to focus on such picayune issues such as keeping a post office open, when the Brentwood VA remains closed to the very public it was intended to serve: our veterans. Granted, the inconvenience of not being able to deliver mail at a closer facility will unnerve certain people, and the Fifth Street Post Office is a prized piece of "New Deal" Americana. Yet our troops, the looming fiscal crises, and the ongoing foreign policy failures in the Middle East deserve more attention.
Let's not forget the well-being of our immigrant population throughout the Santa Monica Bay. Congressman Waxman has proposed nothing to alleviate the second-tier status of immigrant youth whose parents brought them to this country without naturalization status. Waxman ought to right letters diminishing the welfare state so that this country can open the borders and permit any able-bodied individual to find work.
38 years of mixed priorities and lost time does not excuse letting him off the hook. Congressman Waxman then and now has a record of doing too much on issues of no importance and "not enough" on the issues that matter.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Waxman Still Beats the Climate Change Drum
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/01/Rep-Waxman-D-CA-Politicizes-Hurricane-Sandy-Urges-Congress-To-Hold-Global-Warming-Hearings-In-Lame-Duck-Session?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BigGovernment+%28Big+Government%29
Still beating the Climate Change drum, Congressman Waxman refuses to let any crisis go to waste, fresh off a squeaker victory in the newly established 33rd Congressional District against Independent Bill Bloomfield of Manhattan Beach.
Climate Change did very little to affect the political climate in Washington, which brought back to Congress the same divided government from the previous two years.
Instead of trying to control the air, instead of telling the sun to stay still or to back off, when to shine and for how long, when will the politicians in Washington acknowledge that rising temperatures do not necessarily require stringent interventions on carbon use.
Perhaps the subtle fears of "Article 21" globalism are not unfounded.
Cap and Trade is not working in Europe. The big fans kill big birds, and the economies are scale are unsustainable when it comes to alternate forms of energy.
Congressman Waxman, I do not care how much heat you put on this issue. You held President Obama accountable for his lack of transparency. You went after Bush for waste in Iraq. Now, it's time to get our troops out of Afghanistan and get our veterans off the street and into proper Veterans Administration facilities.
Cap and Trade is a "Cap on Trade" -- Put a cap on excessive government, and grant the states and local cities more authority to combat pollution, waste, and fraud.
Still beating the Climate Change drum, Congressman Waxman refuses to let any crisis go to waste, fresh off a squeaker victory in the newly established 33rd Congressional District against Independent Bill Bloomfield of Manhattan Beach.
Climate Change did very little to affect the political climate in Washington, which brought back to Congress the same divided government from the previous two years.
Instead of trying to control the air, instead of telling the sun to stay still or to back off, when to shine and for how long, when will the politicians in Washington acknowledge that rising temperatures do not necessarily require stringent interventions on carbon use.
Perhaps the subtle fears of "Article 21" globalism are not unfounded.
Cap and Trade is not working in Europe. The big fans kill big birds, and the economies are scale are unsustainable when it comes to alternate forms of energy.
Congressman Waxman, I do not care how much heat you put on this issue. You held President Obama accountable for his lack of transparency. You went after Bush for waste in Iraq. Now, it's time to get our troops out of Afghanistan and get our veterans off the street and into proper Veterans Administration facilities.
Cap and Trade is a "Cap on Trade" -- Put a cap on excessive government, and grant the states and local cities more authority to combat pollution, waste, and fraud.
Congressman Waxman -- Anything on Immigration Reform?
Now that Congressman Waxman has been reelected, perhaps he will get busy and get compromise working in Congress.
This nation needs real immigration reform – NOW!
Debra Saunders of the San Francisco Chronicle just reported that an undocumented immigrant, also unlicensed, ran over a Westlake Village resident.
Senators Chuck Schumer and Linsdey Graham have stepped up immigration reform as a top priority. How about you, Congressman?
What will you do, now that your constituency covers the entire Santa Monica Bay?
Are you going to represent all the voters, or just the wealthy elites? Now that you are back in office, are you going to block the Subway to the Sea one more time?
Respect for all Americans, Congressman. Guard our rights, not our wallets. We can take care of the rest.
What will you do, now that your constituency covers the entire Santa Monica Bay?
Are you going to represent all the voters, or just the wealthy elites? Now that you are back in office, are you going to block the Subway to the Sea one more time?
Respect for all Americans, Congressman. Guard our rights, not our wallets. We can take care of the rest.
You Look Like Henry Waxman!
Oh, the humanity!
As if I have not endure enough following Bill Bloomfield's defeat.
I was sharing some of the articles that I had written about Henry Waxman, and lo and behold, he commented that my side profile look just like Congressman Waxman's!
It's one thing to be compared to James Carville. It's a whole new low to be compared to Waxman the Taxman!
As if I have not endure enough following Bill Bloomfield's defeat.
I was sharing some of the articles that I had written about Henry Waxman, and lo and behold, he commented that my side profile look just like Congressman Waxman's!
It's one thing to be compared to James Carville. It's a whole new low to be compared to Waxman the Taxman!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
What Will You Do About Immigration, Congressman?
Congressman Henry Waxman won reelection in the tightest, closest campaign of his career. Like President Barack Obama, he hardly has a mandate. 53% of voters in the 33rd Congressional District agreed to send him back to Washington. With a district which is 44% Democratic and 28% Republican, clearly Waxman lost a great deal of support from Democrats and Independents.
Back in Congress, Waxman must prove all the bipartisan pledging that he made so frequently throughout the campaign. He has blamed Republicans for "premium support", for their anti-environmental stance, yet once again he is a ranking member in the opposition caucus. He has to go along to get along.
Now, one of the most pressing problems of our time is illegal immigration. For all the issues which came up for discussion in the Santa Monica Bay, this concern received no attention throughout the drawn-out election. Waxman is back in office, and now he has to deliver. What has he proposed to do about this vexing problem? Individual workers and families are looking for a better life. What do we do about those younger people who were brought to this country, who had no say whether they could come or not, who now live in the United States, yet they are not longer citizens?
The California DREAM Act has become more of a nightmare, since the law provided a college education at the in-state rate for these undocumented youth, yet nothing else. A graduate from a four-year University without citizenship cannot get a job. The whole program was a hoax, a lot of political posturing that has benefitted a handful of politicians at the expense of the immigrant youth who want a more stable life.
Then there was President Obama's Executive Order, which will prevent the United States from prosecuting or deporting young illegals who came to this country as children, who have graduated from high school, who have committed no crime. The lines for provisional papers are long and frustrating. Immigration lawyers have discouraged youth for applying for the provisional protection.
just a few days ago, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Debra Saunders described one case which highlighted the complex, intersecting issues which accompany immigration. Saunders just reported that a citizen with temporary legal status, yet unlicensed, ran over Drew Rosenberg of Westlake Village, a law student studying in San Francisco. He was run over and killed by Roberto Galo, who had already been stopped once, and his car impounded, for driving without a license. Up to now, it appears that undocumented residents and "temporary legal" residents have profited from the sanctuary city polices of The City by the Bay. Although Galo commited vehicular manslaughter, (backing up over the victim, according to witnesses), the judge presiding over the case reduced the charges. Galo was then sentenced to six months in prison.
Don Rosenberg, the son of the slain law student, appealed to Congressman Waxman's office:
Rosenberg asked Rep. Henry Waxman's office to make sure Galo would be deported. Waxman aides tell me that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told them that Galo was guilty of only one crime of moral turpitude — manslaughter.
So, Galo gets to stay because of his "temporary legal status," even though he killed a young man, a resident of Southern California.
Congressman Waxman cannot hide behind a flurry of letter-writing, as he had done in the past. This country needs comprehensive immigration reform now. So far, two former Republican Senators, Mel Martinez of Florida and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, offered a plan which would permit a three-tiered grouping of illegal immigrants. Recent arrivals, two years or fewer, would be forced to leave the country. Individuals who had lived in the country for a decade or more would be granted a pathway to citizenship, and immigrants who had been living in this country for twenty years or more would receive automatic citizenship.
I offer this example only to demonstrate that there is plenty of opportunity for serious compromise on this issue. Instead of attacking immigrants who are seeking a better life than in their home countries, the federal government needs to do away with the easy subsidies from the government.
Free market economist Milton Friedman's pithy remarks on the immigration issue deserves more attention:
"It is one thing to have free immigration to jobs. It is another thing to have free immigration to welfare. You can't have both."
No fences, just proper security along our borders instead of along the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Welfare reform which permits the states to enforce the rule of law and prevent illegal immigrants from taking advantage of the system, and authority for public schools to demand proof of citizenship before enrolling students. These reforms will encourage legal immigration, discourage criminality and illegal immigration, and put to rest 90% of the problems associated with this vexing issue.
So, what do you say, Congressman? Are you going to lead on this issue or not?
Residents of the 33rd Congressional District, please contact Congressman Waxman about the Rosenberg tragedy and demand that he press for comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform.
Back in Congress, Waxman must prove all the bipartisan pledging that he made so frequently throughout the campaign. He has blamed Republicans for "premium support", for their anti-environmental stance, yet once again he is a ranking member in the opposition caucus. He has to go along to get along.
Now, one of the most pressing problems of our time is illegal immigration. For all the issues which came up for discussion in the Santa Monica Bay, this concern received no attention throughout the drawn-out election. Waxman is back in office, and now he has to deliver. What has he proposed to do about this vexing problem? Individual workers and families are looking for a better life. What do we do about those younger people who were brought to this country, who had no say whether they could come or not, who now live in the United States, yet they are not longer citizens?
The California DREAM Act has become more of a nightmare, since the law provided a college education at the in-state rate for these undocumented youth, yet nothing else. A graduate from a four-year University without citizenship cannot get a job. The whole program was a hoax, a lot of political posturing that has benefitted a handful of politicians at the expense of the immigrant youth who want a more stable life.
Then there was President Obama's Executive Order, which will prevent the United States from prosecuting or deporting young illegals who came to this country as children, who have graduated from high school, who have committed no crime. The lines for provisional papers are long and frustrating. Immigration lawyers have discouraged youth for applying for the provisional protection.
just a few days ago, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Debra Saunders described one case which highlighted the complex, intersecting issues which accompany immigration. Saunders just reported that a citizen with temporary legal status, yet unlicensed, ran over Drew Rosenberg of Westlake Village, a law student studying in San Francisco. He was run over and killed by Roberto Galo, who had already been stopped once, and his car impounded, for driving without a license. Up to now, it appears that undocumented residents and "temporary legal" residents have profited from the sanctuary city polices of The City by the Bay. Although Galo commited vehicular manslaughter, (backing up over the victim, according to witnesses), the judge presiding over the case reduced the charges. Galo was then sentenced to six months in prison.
Don Rosenberg, the son of the slain law student, appealed to Congressman Waxman's office:
Rosenberg asked Rep. Henry Waxman's office to make sure Galo would be deported. Waxman aides tell me that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told them that Galo was guilty of only one crime of moral turpitude — manslaughter.
So, Galo gets to stay because of his "temporary legal status," even though he killed a young man, a resident of Southern California.
Congressman Waxman cannot hide behind a flurry of letter-writing, as he had done in the past. This country needs comprehensive immigration reform now. So far, two former Republican Senators, Mel Martinez of Florida and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, offered a plan which would permit a three-tiered grouping of illegal immigrants. Recent arrivals, two years or fewer, would be forced to leave the country. Individuals who had lived in the country for a decade or more would be granted a pathway to citizenship, and immigrants who had been living in this country for twenty years or more would receive automatic citizenship.
I offer this example only to demonstrate that there is plenty of opportunity for serious compromise on this issue. Instead of attacking immigrants who are seeking a better life than in their home countries, the federal government needs to do away with the easy subsidies from the government.
Free market economist Milton Friedman's pithy remarks on the immigration issue deserves more attention:
"It is one thing to have free immigration to jobs. It is another thing to have free immigration to welfare. You can't have both."
No fences, just proper security along our borders instead of along the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Welfare reform which permits the states to enforce the rule of law and prevent illegal immigrants from taking advantage of the system, and authority for public schools to demand proof of citizenship before enrolling students. These reforms will encourage legal immigration, discourage criminality and illegal immigration, and put to rest 90% of the problems associated with this vexing issue.
So, what do you say, Congressman? Are you going to lead on this issue or not?
Residents of the 33rd Congressional District, please contact Congressman Waxman about the Rosenberg tragedy and demand that he press for comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform.
What Happened, indeed?
http://www.santamonicadispatch.com/2012/11/ok-what-just-happened/
Santa Monicans:
If you insist on electing politicians who "take you for granted", as the Santa Monica Daily Press suggested, then you can prepare for more of the same, whether over two, four, or six years.
Do you really want to solve the homeless problem in your city? Do you really want to protect the environment without hurting your pocketbook or the green in your bank account?
If you expect your Congressmen to pay attention to your needs, if you expect the leaders of your communities to care about the issues that you care about, then send the message to them and their like-minded political allies by not reelecting them.
Henry Waxman has done so much good for individual residents. I would like to know what he will do to help the country out of the massive spending problems which are threatening this nation's solvency and credit rating.
What will he do about the diminishing quality of health care when hospitals continue to close, and ObamaCare cannot care of anyone, since doctors refuse to receive Medicare patients and more professionals leave the profession.
I want a clean Santa Monica Bay, but does that mean no more economic development?
And what about the fate of our armed forces when they return state-side? Our veterans deserve better care than they are currently receiving, since the Brentwood VA is still being leased out in private sharing agreements instead of serving the men and women who fought for this country.
I wish that Santa Monicans would reconsider their Rent Control Board, as well. The management of housing prices does not belong to a limited panel of experts who cannot foresee the best use of the land, but rather to the free trade of proprietors and renters who can respond more effectively to the forces of supply and demand.
I think that Santa Monicans should be commended for setting up a service to help the homeless population in the city. But do we help the poor by impoverishing them with more dependence, or do we assist them with programs that emphasize drawing them away from a sense of shame and allow them to achieve a new name of grace and glory based on the skills that they have?
Santa Monicans, I know that there is an independent heart beat in your streets, named after every state in the United States. Prove your independence once again, demand that your Congressman responds to the issues which concern you most. Do not let Congressman Henry Waxman take you for granted any more.
Santa Monicans:
If you insist on electing politicians who "take you for granted", as the Santa Monica Daily Press suggested, then you can prepare for more of the same, whether over two, four, or six years.
Do you really want to solve the homeless problem in your city? Do you really want to protect the environment without hurting your pocketbook or the green in your bank account?
If you expect your Congressmen to pay attention to your needs, if you expect the leaders of your communities to care about the issues that you care about, then send the message to them and their like-minded political allies by not reelecting them.
Henry Waxman has done so much good for individual residents. I would like to know what he will do to help the country out of the massive spending problems which are threatening this nation's solvency and credit rating.
What will he do about the diminishing quality of health care when hospitals continue to close, and ObamaCare cannot care of anyone, since doctors refuse to receive Medicare patients and more professionals leave the profession.
I want a clean Santa Monica Bay, but does that mean no more economic development?
And what about the fate of our armed forces when they return state-side? Our veterans deserve better care than they are currently receiving, since the Brentwood VA is still being leased out in private sharing agreements instead of serving the men and women who fought for this country.
I wish that Santa Monicans would reconsider their Rent Control Board, as well. The management of housing prices does not belong to a limited panel of experts who cannot foresee the best use of the land, but rather to the free trade of proprietors and renters who can respond more effectively to the forces of supply and demand.
I think that Santa Monicans should be commended for setting up a service to help the homeless population in the city. But do we help the poor by impoverishing them with more dependence, or do we assist them with programs that emphasize drawing them away from a sense of shame and allow them to achieve a new name of grace and glory based on the skills that they have?
Santa Monicans, I know that there is an independent heart beat in your streets, named after every state in the United States. Prove your independence once again, demand that your Congressman responds to the issues which concern you most. Do not let Congressman Henry Waxman take you for granted any more.
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