Comments on: The Bay Congresswomen Power Bloc http://www.clintreilly.com/the-bay-congresswomen-power-bloc/ Clint Reilly's Official Website and Weekly Column Online Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Don Nguyen http://www.clintreilly.com/the-bay-congresswomen-power-bloc/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Don Nguyen Wed, 14 May 2008 19:31:54 +0000 http://www.clintreilly.com/?p=179#comment-286 Barbara Lee was the lone opponent of the Post 9-11 Use of Force Act http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2001/09/14_lee-speech.htm http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zh_sxilhyV0 I adore that woman. Barbara Lee was the lone opponent of the Post 9-11 Use of Force Act

http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2001/09/14_lee-speech.htm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zh_sxilhyV0

I adore that woman.

]]> By: Byron Corley http://www.clintreilly.com/the-bay-congresswomen-power-bloc/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Byron Corley Wed, 14 May 2008 10:26:11 +0000 http://www.clintreilly.com/?p=179#comment-285 Hi Clint, 5-14-2008 I read your recent article on Northern California politicians, specifically female Democratic politicians and feel compelled to make a few comments concerning your conclusions. I moved to California in 1967 and have been a voting resident of northern California ever since. When I moved here, California was the envy of the nation in just about every subject you could mention, but especially education, roads and public works. Since that time Democrats have not only controlled northern California but most of the state and had a lock on Sacramento, not withstanding a few Republican governors along the way. I had never really counted up all the female politicians in our state but knew that there were a great many from our area and were a force to be reckoned with. Or, at least by sheer numbers, seniority and committee participation they should constitute a formidable force. I was amazed when you listed all the names and their respective offices, just how many there were. And, I realized that I had voted for just about every one of them. After helping put a great many of these politicians in office I have reached s different conclusion than you have. I am completely disillusioned about our political process and what the Democrats have accomplished here at home and in Washington. Here in our great state, education is a joke from kindergarten to the Junior College level and is in the worse condition that I have ever witnessed; while spending a smaller amount per student than most other states. Our roads, bridges other public works are worse than some of the poorest states in the union. We still lead the nations in a few industries but not many and a great many of them have left California for better conditions. There are numerous other subjects that I could mention but do not want to belabor them. My conclusion is: what good have all of these powerful politicians done that we can crow about? On the Federal level we are well represented but our elected representatives have consistently knuckled under to the Executive branch which has grown stronger during their watch. I was proud to see Pelosi become speaker of the house but was equally saddened to see her defer to the President at every juncture. She might as well have been a Republican for all the difference she made. I know that their job is a tough one under this arrogant and dictatorial president, who, in his goofiness is very clever and has some even smarter advisers. But, where are their principals, convictions and the clout that they inherited? Unfortunately it seems to be lacking and they appear to be paper tigers once they are in office. None of them, that I have heard, have taken the President and his cohorts to task over the outrageous abuses that they have brought upon the heads of the citizens of California and the nation. As a voting Democrat with children in the Army, living in a bankrupt state, within a bankrupt nation, with a imperial federal government whose foreign policy is out of control and disliked by the whole world, an economy that is on the edge of disaster and a monetary system that is becoming worthless……..I find little to brag about concerning our home grown elected politicians. They may not have put us in this position but they aren't doing much to get us out of it either. On the other hand, I usually agree with most of your articles and read them consistently. Regards, Byron Corley Hi Clint, 5-14-2008
I read your recent article on Northern California politicians, specifically
female Democratic politicians and feel compelled to make a few comments
concerning your conclusions.
I moved to California in 1967 and have been a voting resident of northern
California ever since. When I moved here, California was the envy of the
nation in just about every subject you could mention, but especially education,
roads and public works. Since that time Democrats have not only controlled
northern California but most of the state and had a lock on Sacramento, not
withstanding a few Republican governors along the way.
I had never really counted up all the female politicians in our state but
knew that there were a great many from our area and were a force to be
reckoned with. Or, at least by sheer numbers, seniority and committee
participation they should constitute a formidable force. I was amazed when
you listed all the names and their respective offices, just how many there
were. And, I realized that I had voted for just about every one of them.
After helping put a great many of these politicians in office I have reached
s different conclusion than you have. I am completely disillusioned about
our political process and what the Democrats have accomplished here at
home and in Washington. Here in our great state, education is a joke from
kindergarten to the Junior College level and is in the worse condition that
I have ever witnessed; while spending a smaller amount per student than
most other states. Our roads, bridges other public works are worse than
some of the poorest states in the union. We still lead the nations in a few
industries but not many and a great many of them have left California for
better conditions. There are numerous other subjects that I could mention
but do not want to belabor them.
My conclusion is: what good have all of these powerful politicians done
that we can crow about? On the Federal level we are well represented but
our elected representatives have consistently knuckled under to the
Executive branch which has grown stronger during their watch. I was
proud to see Pelosi become speaker of the house but was equally saddened
to see her defer to the President at every juncture. She might as well have
been a Republican for all the difference she made. I know that their job is
a tough one under this arrogant and dictatorial president, who, in his goofiness
is very clever and has some even smarter advisers. But, where are their
principals, convictions and the clout that they inherited? Unfortunately it
seems to be lacking and they appear to be paper tigers once they are in
office. None of them, that I have heard, have taken the President and
his cohorts to task over the outrageous abuses that they have brought
upon the heads of the citizens of California and the nation.
As a voting Democrat with children in the Army, living in a bankrupt state,
within a bankrupt nation, with a imperial federal government whose
foreign policy is out of control and disliked by the whole world, an economy
that is on the edge of disaster and a monetary system that is becoming
worthless……..I find little to brag about concerning our home grown elected
politicians. They may not have put us in this position but they aren’t
doing much to get us out of it either.
On the other hand, I usually agree with most of your articles and read
them consistently.
Regards, Byron Corley

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