A Modest Proposal

Health care is in the news. It can’t help but be. President Obama has pledged to talk about it until congress does something. We’re in a crisis, we’re told. Something has to be done now. For the moment, let’s accept the false premise the federal government should do anything about health care. For the moment, let’s agree that something must be done.

Senate Week

In honor of the Senate judiciary committee hearings for Sonia Sotomayor, we’re going to be featuring the members of the judiciary committee up for reelection in 2010.

Roland Burris

July 13, 2009 – UPDATE: Roland Burris has announced he will not run for reelection. This is great news! Hopefully, he’ll go back to private life and find success there… Roland Burris wasn’t elected, so technically, he can’t be reelected to his Illinois senate seat. He was appointed by impeached Rod Blogovich to fill President Barack Obama’s vacant seat.

John Ensign

There are lots of reasons to vote against John Ensign, primarily that he can’t keep his personal promises. But the greatest argument against him is that he is was on track to become a serial politician. He was a congressman prior to being elected to the Senate and I’m sure he had greater ambitions, even if he’s a veterinarian.

Dave Reichert

Dave Reichert is not an attorney but rather a career law enforcement officer. He’s one of the few never to graduate from college. His law enforcement career was relatively distinguished.

But it’s his reelection that we’re most concerned about. He needs to be reminded that being a member of congress isn’t a career, like law enforcement, but an opportunity to serve. It’s time for him to step down. It’s time to elect someone else to Washington’s 8th district.

John McHugh

This post for John McHugh may not be needed for very long, as he was nominated to the Secretary of the Army by President Barack Obama. But, since he’s still in office, we’re including him, particularly since he’s become somewhat infamous the past couple of weeks (and you never know what deal may have been made with regard to his nomination).

Leonard Lance

Up until the climate change vote, Leonard Lance wasn’t really considered a “moderate” Republican. I’m sure he’s been put on the RINO list, now. But our objects primarily rests on him thinking politics should be a career. Do not Reelect Leonard Lance.

Mike Castle

Mike Castle is a Republican attorney (surprise!) representing the state of Delaware. He’s served as the lieutenant governor and governor of Delaware. This means he’s been in public “service” for well over two decades. Mike Castle is part of the “gang of 8″ who recently broke party ranks to vote for the climate change bill.

Mary Bono Mack

Mary’s positions on the issues aren’t what get our attention. It’s that she’s served more terms than is reasonable. She’s served more than one. The other item, although not as disconcerting to us at TfTL as her multiple terms, is that she voted for the recent climate bill in spite of great opposition from the majority of her constituents.* She didn’t represent them or the values of her party. Of course, independence is good to a point. In this case, she joined the lemmings and ran off the cliff.**

Bart Gordon

We bring you yet another Democratic attorney from the great state of Tennessee, Bart Gordon. Our quick search shows that he has had an unremarkable career. We’re not saying that’s a bad thing. 13 terms in office is a bad thing.

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