Robert Rodriguez for U.S. Congress
When I was invited to participate in a conference call to discuss local and national issues with Robert Rodriguez, along with other California bloggers, I went into it expecting to be conversing with his campaign staff. I was pleasantly surprised to be speaking directly with Mr. Rodriguez himself. Overall, I was impressed with Mr. Rodriguez's genuine passion for the issues that were discussed. He spoke from the heart and didn't resort to canned party line responses when he discussed in great detail the tragic circumstances that were the catalyst for his decision to run for Congress and unseat the current multi-term incumbent, Howard "Buck" McKeon, who has by and large taken his position for granted along with the constituents he has sworn to represent.
We agreed on the issues that were discussed; namely Iraq, the misappropriation of funds, the plight of the working man (i.e. Republican Congress's veto on raising the minimum wage while simoltaneously increasing their own salary), outsourcing jobs, education, and the healthcare dilemma. He recognizes the wedge issues and calls them as he sees them...wedge issues; something shiny to dangle in front of the partisan voters to distract them from issues that affect us all.
So in my official capacity as Blogmistress, Liberal Kudos Corner is officially endorsing Mr. Rodriguez's bid for Congress. I'm unoffical in that I'm not an official on anything. I'm just a housewife, and I'm just talkin'. While Congressman Buck McKeon (chairman of the House Committee on Education) is busy endorsing legislation that raises the interest rates on student loans, driving a luxury Acura paid for by taxpayers that he uses when he's in town, and contributing to Tom DeLay's defense fund, Robert Rodriguez is familiar with the issues that plague our district and our nation.
We agreed on the issues that were discussed; namely Iraq, the misappropriation of funds, the plight of the working man (i.e. Republican Congress's veto on raising the minimum wage while simoltaneously increasing their own salary), outsourcing jobs, education, and the healthcare dilemma. He recognizes the wedge issues and calls them as he sees them...wedge issues; something shiny to dangle in front of the partisan voters to distract them from issues that affect us all.
So in my official capacity as Blogmistress, Liberal Kudos Corner is officially endorsing Mr. Rodriguez's bid for Congress. I'm unoffical in that I'm not an official on anything. I'm just a housewife, and I'm just talkin'. While Congressman Buck McKeon (chairman of the House Committee on Education) is busy endorsing legislation that raises the interest rates on student loans, driving a luxury Acura paid for by taxpayers that he uses when he's in town, and contributing to Tom DeLay's defense fund, Robert Rodriguez is familiar with the issues that plague our district and our nation.
posted by Tootsie Farklepants at 3:51 PM
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Do you know what his position is on Cemex?
I do not. I don't recall the question being asked during the conversation and I know that I didn't personally address it. You might be able to find out by visiting his website and contacting him though.
It would be interesting to know.
I consider the proposed Cemex mine a huge issue for us in the SCV. Buck McKeon has proposed some legislation to trade off some of the mineral rights to keep the mine size down. The Cemex mine, if allowed to proceed as proposed, will be the largest cement & gravel mine in the US, it will be located just 1 mile from Stonecrest, and it will affect us all. (Note that the smaller mine at Soledad Canyon and the 14 is NOT Cemex, but is Curtis Sand & Gravel. It is much bigger than it appears from the roadway. Cemex will be 10 times that size, and that mine will still be there!)
Chrisa - Buck McKeon has never been able to get even a co-sponsor on any of his legislation regarding the mine. He has been submitting resolutions for years with NO results. Check out his real record on the mine rather than just the press releases his staff puts out.
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