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2006-06-05 Home Front: Politix

The Democrats positioned to become committee chairmen if their party should win back a majority in the House in November (the noteworthies that caught my eye highlighted):

Agriculture: Collin Peterson, Minn.
Appropriations: David Obey, Wis.
Armed Services: Ike Skelton, Mo.
Budget: John Spratt, S.C.
Education and the Workforce: George Miller, Calif.
Energy and Commerce: John Dingell, Mich.
Financial Services: Barney Frank, Mass.
Government Reform: Henry Waxman, Calif.
Homeland Security: Bennie Thompson, Miss.
House Administration: Juanita Millender-McDonald, Calif.
Intelligence: Alcee Hastings, Fla.
International Relations: Tom Lantos, Calif.
Judiciary: John Conyers, Mich.
Resources: Nick Rahall, W.Va.
Rules: Louise Slaughter, N.Y.
Science: Bart Gordon, Tenn.
Small Business: Nydia Velazquez, N.Y.
Ethics: Howard Berman, Calif., or Alan Mollohan, W.Va.
Transportation and Infrastructure: James Oberstar, Minn.
Veterans Affairs: Bob Filner, Calif.
Ways and Means: Charles Rangel, N.Y.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-05 09:40|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Only upside I can see to this is that we won't have to ride in that handbasket very long before we reach our destination-- because it'll be one helluva fast ride.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2006-06-05 10:25|| 2006-06-05 10:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Well it won't be Mollohan on the ethics committee at any rate...LOL.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-06-05 10:34|| 2006-06-05 10:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Mollohan's 2000 financial disclosure report indicated that he had assets worth between $170,012 and $562,000 and liabilities between $170,000 and $465,000.

His 2004 report showed that he had assets of $6.3 million to $24.9 million and liabilities of between $3.66 million and $13.5 million.

Mollohan helped steer $28 million in federal funds in recent years to the Vandalia Heritage Foundation, which he helped set up and which is headed by a former staff member, Laura Kuhns.

Mollohan jointly owns a 300-acre farm along the Cheat River with Dale McBride, chief executive of FMW Composite Systems Inc. of Bridgeport, whose company won a $2.1 million contract from funds Mollohan earmarked in the 2005 budget.

Mollohan's continued membership on the appropriations committee looks bad. A prudent man would step aside until the FBI's investigation is concluded.

Then again, a prudent man would not be going into the real estate business with beneficiaries of his ability to earmark.

Thank You Sea,

Happiness this AM is a glib democrap caught doing indelicato le ass fragrant with his pantz down around his ankles!

Posted by RD 2006-06-05 11:00|| 2006-06-05 11:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Jeez. He's a better speculator than Hillary. Wonder if the Justice Dept can sue to get taxpayer's money back?

Posted by ed 2006-06-05 11:11|| 2006-06-05 11:11|| Front Page Top

#5 As Captain Ed noted a couple days back, Alcee Hastings would be the new Dem chair of House Intel and not Jane Harman. She's the current ranking minority member, and you'd think she would just move up.

Not according to Pelosi, however, who's unhappy with Harman. Harman, after all, refused to join the feeding frenzy concerning the NSA terrorist surveillance program, since she'd seen all the data and knew that what the NSA was doing had been screened and had oversight. She also voted for the Iraq war and continues to support it.

So instead, if the Dems win in November the ex-Judge, I mean the impeached convicted, disgraced ex-Judge, would run one of the most important committees in Congress.

Anybody need another reason to vote Republican in the fall?

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-06-05 14:37|| 2006-06-05 14:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Steve, to answer your question: "NO".

Posted by JAB 2006-06-05 22:04|| 2006-06-05 22:04|| Front Page Top

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