In the Senate, the Golden State is represented by two Jewish women, both Democrats, each originally serving jurisdictions in the Bay Area, but with entirely different temperaments. Our senior Senator, Dianne Feinstein, shows respect for her more conservative colleagues and has worked with them to see 26 of the bills she has introduced (since first her first election in November 1992) enacted into law. You can imagine her taking criticism, civilly offered from a constituent, without questioning his motives.
Our junior Senator, on the other hand, Barbara Boxer berates her ideological adversaries and has seen a total of three of the bills she introduced become law. And she took office only two months after her colleague (Feinstein was elected to fill the remainder of the Senate seat Pete Wilson abandoned when he was elected Governor in 1990 and was sworn in soon after she ousted appointed incumbent John Seymour).
Mrs. Feinstein joins her Indiana and Virginia colleagues in reading the tea leaves in the wake of the Massachusetts special Senate election; she understands “the situation has changed dramatically“:
You see anger. People are worried. And when they’re worried they don’t want to take on a broad new responsibility, [like health reform] . . . .
I think we do go slower on health care. People do not understand it. it is so big it is beyond their comprehension. . . .
In my view when people are earning, when their home is secure, when their children are going to school, and they are relatively satisfied with their life and there’s a problem like health care – they want it solved. It doesn’t threaten them. The size of this bill threatens them. And that’s one of the problems that’s got to be straightened out.
So, she’s saying Congress needs to slow down and first tackle the economy. Not just that, in perhaps a slap at her junior colleague, “Feinstein said it is clear that attempts to pass sweeping legislation to address climate change by capping carbon emissions cannot pass this Congress.” Mrs. Boxer has introduced the Senate version of cap ‘n trade. Guess Ma’am won’t be getting that 4th bill enacted into law any time soon.
Given that her seat is up this fall, one wonders if Mrs. Boxer has as clear a reading on the popular mood as does her senior colleague. Methinks that even a decent Democrat like DiFi might be vulnerable in the type of environment that elects a Republican in a state that Obama won by 26 points.
With all due respect, it is not beyond our comprehension. (I hate it when elites talk down to me.) I could reiterate all the arguments against health care “reform” as represented by the two current bills, but I don’t have to. Even if the bills did all the things their supporters claim, the fact remains that they will cost trillions of dollars to implement; and we don’t have the money. As a nation, we’re broke. We simply cannot afford a massive new government entitlement… at least not until the existing ones are massively reformed.
“DiFi Gets It, but does Ma’am?”
Well, this quote would suggest that she does:
“Every state is now in play,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who faces the toughest reelection battle of her career — most likely against wealthy Republican Carly Fiorina.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31763.html
Ain’t we lucky to have genuine smart people like Ms. Di to comprehend for us? She can tell us ignorants how to vote because she can comprehend the big old health bill. Lucky, lucky, lucky peasants we are.
“Beyond their comprehension.”! Comprehend this Ms. Di, Ma’m, and the rest of the elite in DC. The people have spoken in MA. Next will be the Nov. elections with your butts removed from your seats in WA.
On reading what Feinstein says I’m reminded of “Pride and Prejudice” where Mr. Collins effuses about his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, “What affability! What condescension!”
Boxer and Feinstein are merely the two sides of the one Typhoid Mary.
Well considering it is her job to know and understand each bill and most people don’t have enough time in their day to read up on each bill, I don’t think she is calling anyone ignorant. Most people don’t really know whats in the health care reform bill, thats been confirmed by polls since the summer. It has become increasingly complicated and changing, I am at a loss at what is in the entire bill at this point.
Feinstein keeps her inner dictator locked up in her quest for the socialist utopia.
Boxer is Henry Waxman in drag and her power position has brought out her inner Chavez.
Neither one is good for the health of the country and is harmful in this time of crisis. They only know the old nostrums of taxing the rich and spending our way back to prosperity.
Boxer and Feinsten are independently wealthy. They go into the legislation game holding five aces. No matter what socialism costs the little player, they will always be able to get boutique service at the politburo and mega rich level.
I am never really charmed by the limousine liberal weeping for my disadvantages.
I know you all are talking about your CA reps…but here in Houston we have noticed the sudden blissful silence of Mizzz Shelia J. Lee……the joy of little blessings!
If DiFi thinks the government’s health care takeover is “beyond our comprehension”, then no, she doesn’t really get it.
We comprehend it perfectly. We comprehend that it’s a further extension and intrusion of government into our lives and can only produce far more bad results than good ones. We get it. She doesn’t.
You’ll forgive me if I don’t believe you. 😉
TGC, You are forgiven….its just wishful thinking on my part anyway.
It’s hard to seriously dislike DiFi. She is well organized and always–eventually– answers my emails, kindly dispensing the “wisdom” with which she informs me that I am wrong. But it is my strong impression that she has used her position to funnel handsome sums into the coffers of her husband’s various businesses. No one has ever held her accountable.
Di Fi is another that is being deliberatly obtuse along with Obama and Hoyer. It’s not that amercians don’t like the healthcare monstrosity, it’s that Dems didn’t sit down and explain it to us when they were trying to ram it down our throats. We peons just “don’t understand it”
We know what it is, what it does and just how horrible it is. It would seem some elected Dems have figured that one out and are smart enough to change. Di, Barry and stinky Hoyer will believe their own nonsense even after they are booted out of office as soon as possible. It’s not eleitism, it’s narcissist personality disorder