Taking Harman's Place with Green Jobs

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Jane Harman is out. It is about time! Now, who will take her place as Representative for the 36th Congressional District? Unfortunately, the vast majority of my neighbors are Democrats. The same group that voted Jerry Brown back into office, who's big plan is to ask the California voters to vote to tax themselves more. Am I the only one who thinks that is as stupid as it sounds? 

Reading the leading candidates ideas from the Democratic side is not very hopeful. Again, a lot of talk about green jobs. Green jobs? What makes a job green? Is green really better? Let me just take my light bulb for instance. If a green light bulb is better why does it cost more and last like 1/4 as long? The redistribution of wealth. My green into someone else's pocket! I would think to the voters of any part of the United States let alone California jobs, any jobs, would be the focal point of the debate. Green!? I don't care if they're purple with yellow stripes, the 36th Congressional District, like any other, needs jobs, no matter the color!

I even read of one candidate described as a "cerebral technocrat" who is worried about energy effecting climate change and the snow pack! Are you kidding me!!! Really? I can hear it now, "I'm pleased to announce that we will be shutting down the manufacturing plant because we believe it to create warmth which leads to the melting of the snow-pack." "Sorry about the loss of jobs, but we will be manipulating tax revenue to create green jobs. When? Soon."

Wake up California! Companies and jobs left Harman's district and she was clueless about it! Why vote in another clueless green jobless libnut? 

See Jane go, look out below

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I was greeted by my local paper this morning with the news that U.S. Representative Jane Harman is quitting her seat in Congress. My first reaction was of course to be pleased that she would no longer be hampering the South Bay with her "leadership". But, it kind of reminded me of when I first started teaching.

I started teaching right after an ugly two + week strike. When I heard how it all went down I thought that the Union president was a knucklehead. Then came the next Union president who had no clue how to bargain or walk across the street and thus made the first guy look better than he was. Following her was a man who I am sure only owned slip on shoes because tying them was way beyond his pay scale and in turn made the first Union president I knew look like a genius. Finally, we have someone who has his moments and a clue about bargaining  but his wardrobe can be embarrassing. 

My point is that even though I am delighted to see Jane go, I am also worried about who may come after her. I worry because I live in her district where my fellow citizens have voted her in nine times even though, despite her alleged knowledge of the space industry, many aerospace jobs have left and Jane didn't see it coming! Seriously, I am surrounded by people who elected Jerry Brown in again! The rest of the country figured out that Obamanomics is does not work, yet Californians voted in every single left wing nut on  the ticket.

I am worried, because even though it is nice to see Jane go, my experience tells me that an even more liberal politician is just waiting for the opportunity to exploit the masses in the South Bay and rather not be exploited. 

Flush 'em Friday 1 21 11 Edition

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It is time for another edition of "Flush 'em Friday!" The following represent a random list of people or things I fell should be flushed down, around and/or out of wherever they are and whatever they doing.

• California Governor Jerry Brown for even thinking about let alone mentioning more taxes.
• Drivers who don't use their blinkers at all or wait until AFTER they have turned or changed lanes. This includes the group of drivers who stick their arm out of their window, point and turn without looking.
• Gavin Newsome for being Gavin Newsome whether I like it or not.
• Supervisors who dump crap on others and call it delegating, and then tell you it needs to be done by this afternoon before you leave which is long after they leave.
• Drivers who take up two spaces when parking either because they believe their car is worth it,and/or because they just seem destitute of any car parking skills.
• ObamaCare because it is just a government cluster#$#*% of mismanagement via government agencies, cronies and basic knuckleheads. Forcing anyone to purchase something is a minus in the freedom column  no matter how "progressive" you try to paint it.
• Representative Jane Harman for voting against the repeal of the job killing health care bill. She should go see what has happened to the hundreds and thousands of people in her district who have lost their jobs and find out where the jobs went. 
• Community Organizers for being the paid henchman of unions and the left.  

Who do you think I should add to this list?