Congressman Henry Waxman has been in power since 1975,
elected with the opposition class of 1974, a sharp rebuke to Congress following the Watergate scandal. What started
as an opposition candidate has turned into an established stalwart of the
reactionary liberalism of the Carter era.
The common argument from independents and undecided voters
in the 33d Congressional District hinges on whether they want a Congressman
with seniority and experience, or a new Congressman with fresh ideas and no
political baggage.
Henry Waxman has been in office for 38 years, when the
Democrats were in power, and when they were out of power. Yet the deficits keep
getting bigger, the national debt gets larger, and he refuses to do anything to
stop the spending.
"I love to legislate" is Waxman's mantra, yet for
all his talk about loving to legislate, this man has done nothing to modify the
Clean Water Act, which twice in the past six years has been limited by the
Supreme Court, still waiting for Congress to clarify whatever is wrong or
missing in the law.
Despite all of these provisions, this country has lost billions
from entitlements gone wild, about which Congressman Waxman has done nothing,
beyond spearheading the $700 billion dollar raid of Medicare to help fund
ObamaCare. How many more millions have we lost because of Solyndra and other
federal loan guarantees to green tech companies, loans which Waxman supported?
Henry Waxman, the Rottweiler of the House of
Representatives, has at best a mixed record for oversight hearings.
In 1994, Waxman went after the Big Tobacco CEOs -- "The
Seven Dwarves" -- and to what purpose? Today, Big Tobacco cannot market to
minors, granted. However, humiliating those seven corporate executives before
the camera to lie under oath, did more for trial lawyers than for consumers and
health care advocates. And where was he during the 1992-1994 post office and
check-kiting scandals which ended the Democratic Majorities in Congress for the
first time in over forty years?
He prevented Big Tobacco from selling to minors. He pressed
for nutrition labels on our foods. Frankly, I am glad that he went after the
Bush Administration for the billions of dollars in waste during the Iraqi
Conflict. All of these measures are good, but like embattled incumbent President
Obama, Waxman is dragging on successes from the past, since he cannot run on
his current record.
In three phrases, this is Waxman’s modern-day legacy:
"I don't
know!" --- I was appalled not just by his blunt ignorance of the steroid
laws in this country, when at the same
time this man was running Oversight hearings on steroid abuse in baseball. In a
July interview with CNN, Waxman claimed that this country is in the midst of a
recession, then he claims that we are in a depression. He calls the compulsory
purchase of health insurance “an individual mandate that is enforced by a tax”,
even though it’s a tax per the Supreme Court. In the same interview, Waxman
speaks out of both sides of his mouth. Do we really need any more unclear
politicians in Washington?
"I'm
sorry!" --- He said “I’m sorry that Solyndra happened,” yet still he
screams about how Republicans are anti-science and anti-women. However,
ObamaCare, one of the largest expansions of the federal government in recent
history, is forcing hospitals to close, which deprives men and women of
appropriate access to affordable health insurance and adequate health care.
"We're not
broke!" --- This country is
facing a $16 trillion national debt, yet
twice in open committee, Waxman announces: “We’re Not Broke!” All of these statements were in response to
the looming problems hitting this country, including the red ink tsunami of
creditors who will refuse to buy up this country's debt, if no one in
Washington does anything about it.
Waxman has had thirty-eight years to advance real health
care reform. He dumped on this country "ObamaCare", a poorly written,
terribly planned, and overwhelming bad piece of legislation, which is now
eating away at the already crippled health insurance industry.
Bill Bloomfield has established businesses in the state of
California. He has led efforts to end lawsuit abuse, support gang prevention,
and provide healthcare to mothers in third-world countries. Bloomfield
spear-headed the Open Primary and Citizens Redistricting initiatives, as
opposed to letting politicians draw the lines which protect incumbents and
maintain the extreme, uncompromising hegemony of today's politics. He has also
pushed forward Prop 32, which would protect the employee's paychecks from the
unaccountable union power-grab which takes the employee's money and spends the
money on candidates who bolster the wealth and health of union bosses, but do
nothing for the state, the worker, or the taxpayer.
Instead of an “experienced” politician, one whose expertise
is expiring, the Santa Monica Bay should elect an “experienced citizen”, one who
has contribute to the community, politically and economically, before he
decided to run for office.
Vote for Bill Bloomfield.
As for Henry Waxman: “Throw the Loud Lout with "Clout" Out of
Office.
