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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (12554)9/28/2006 9:13:35 PM
From: sandintoes  Respond to of 71588
 
Good point, for instance Sean Hannity is already talking about Chairman Pelosi...very frightening.



To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (12554)9/28/2006 11:05:43 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
Projections for democrats in control of the House of Representatives:

People's Republic of the House of Representatives
Speaker - Nancy Pelosi

3 of the 19 new chairpersons voted against welfare reform.

Committee of the Judiciary - John Conyers - expressed intention to investigate grounds for impeaching President Bush.

Appropriations - David Obey - Wisconsin - This spendthrift was against balancing the budget in 1995

Ways and Means - Charlie Rangel - New York - He opposed the Bush tax cuts and voted against free trade with tiny Oman.
Ways and Means Health Care Subcommittee - Pete Stark (1972) - California - Thought Hillary Care was not oppressive enough. Ways and MEans Financial Services - Barney Frank (1980) - - Supports more kleptocracy at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, despite $16 billion in accounting scandals.

Energy and Commerce - John Dingell (1955) - Michigan - Previous experience as anti business Chairperson; likely to help American automakers to the detriment of consumers. Supports "Net Nutrality" and a big fan of Taxing inventory appriation excessively (Windfall Profits Tax).

Government Reform - Henry Waxman (1974) - California - Unrepentant partisan leftwingernut. He is likely to use his possition to subpoena the Administration.

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Jane Harmon or Nancy Pelosi's choice Alcee Hastings (1992) - Alcee was impeached as a federal judge and Convicted by a Democrat COngress for lying in a bribery case against him.

Transportation - James L. Oberstar (1974) - Minnesota - Would shunt more money to a drecrepit private railroad that never invested in its infrastructure.

Joint Committee on Taxation / House - E. Clay Shaw (1981) - Florida - More Anti Israel rhetoric

Agriculture - Collin C. Peterson (1990) - Minnesota - More dairy subsidies and undermine the Doha round with more farm subsidies.

Education - George Miller - California

Armed Services Committee - Ike Skelton - Missouri - Cut and run from Iraq

Science - Bart Gordon - Tennessee - He will be whining about foreign competition. - His recent Press releases are mostly about earmarks for government.