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Why does Arnold even bother with California when he could just as easily go save Mars?
I once seriously entertained the notion of moving to San Francisco, but those days are gone for good. Why? Californians vote too many creepy politicians into office. I’m not talking about Arnold–who’s pretty much an open book and substantially more entertaining than Tim Pawlenty–but rather the ostensibly progressive likes of overt crpto-authoritarian Dianne Feinstein and the mysterious Henry Waxman. Though I’ve been suspicious of the West Hollywood moustache cultivator since the ’90′s, when his repeated attacks on dietary supplements and heirloom vegetables (tagged “invasive species” in one bill) convinced me he was seriously beholden to one or more chemically-dependent conglomerates, the current decade finds RIAA Respresentative Waxman alternately playing good and bad cop with America in a manner that leaves me thoroughly flummoxed.
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Waxman: juiced on power, otnay ootay ightbray.
To Waxman’s credit, he voted against granting telcoms retroactive immunity for their role in illegal domestic spying. But, a handful of apparent concessions to small farmers aside, his new Food Safety bill might stand the government’s most concerted assault to date on our right to just say no to agribiz’s forced fake food agenda. Regarding Network Neutrality, he waffles with a vengeance. (Dig this crazy list of contributors to see why he’s currently, uh, waxing “con.”) And why did he he help make the currently pending American Clean Energy and Security Act so ridiculously toothless?
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Mr. Ellison goes to Gaza.
I’d be a lot more inclined to do some serious money-following if The Honorable (for real) Keith Ellison hadn’t already launched a campaign to give environmental and energy legislation the kind of muscle the President wants, I want, and life on our planet needs. As with O, I’ve been a fan of the guy since learning of his existence: my admiration for him only grows.
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Ellison speaks at the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform.
For the first time ever, I feel as if I have a Rep who actually represents me and my interests–in pretty much every imaginable way. I email Ellison about polar bears, he responds with three pages subtly (and completely unintentionally) indicating that he doesn’t share my views–I share his. Not only is dude fully informed on the issue, he’s already taken action above and beyond what I just asked him to do. This sort of thing happens all the time, to the extent that I’d be sick of sending him “thank you” notes if he didn’t keep giving me such good reasons to send them. Still, as somebody who prizes prescience–even over compassion–along with turnabout as fair play’s most elegant manifestation, I feel like a the time has come for me to anticipate Ellison’s needs for once, do the right thing now, and unilaterally throw his hat into the ring. If he ends up running, all the better. If not, I’ll feel all the more honored to live in the same town as him.
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Brother Ali supports Ellison, sports better moustache than Waxman’s–better rapper, too.
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