Elijah Cummings to the fore (Baltimore: house, tenants, theater)

[Clarallel]

Bet he'll be busy.


Democrats Will Soon Have the Power to Investigate the White House. How Far Will They Go?
By Jason Zengerle

Elected to the House in 1996, Cummings, 67, represents a majority-African-American district anchored in Baltimore. He is a son of two former sharecroppers turned Pentecostal ministers; his bald head and booming baritone project a ministerial — and authoritative — presence...

One of Waxman’s most trusted lieutenants on the Oversight Committee was Cummings, who proved so adept at political theater that Waxman and his staff often relied on him to ask the most crucial questions of hostile witnesses testifying before the committee... “It was like a Perry Mason moment,” Waxman says.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/m...stigation.html

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smart move by Dems, don't fix the healthcare mess Obama left us with, investigate Trump instead!


lmao

[LesLucid]

545 a$$holes are responsible for it all.

“Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code. Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy. Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy. The Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 235 million [now over 300 million] - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.”

Read the rest here. http://ihr.org/other/545people_reese

[MidValleyDad]

Originally Posted by LesLucid

545 a$$holes are responsible for it all.

“Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code. Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy. Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy. The Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 235 million [now over 300 million] - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.”

Read the rest here. The 545 People Responsible for America's Woes

A rather simplistic view of things. Staffers and lobbyists write most of the legislation and often convince legislators of its value. And elected officials have to at least pay lip service to those who vote them into office (or at least sub groups that can primary them out of office). If all voters paid as much attention as they do to their fantasy sports teams there would be a lot less problems.

[LesLucid]

It might be simplistic but it’s hard to argue with any of it given the reality of the electoral system and party politics of today. People probably vote for the lesser of two evils as often as they vote for someone. For myself, I’m almost always voting for the least distasteful. I think politicians are power hungry opportunists.