From: wheeler@clipper.edsg.hac.com (Bob Wheeler ird)
Newsgroups: ca.politics
Subject: Hersch & Boxer and the Rich Carpetbagger. Oh how politics make me sick.
Date: 7 Nov 92 02:26:52 GMT
Reply-To: wheeler@clipper.UUCP (Bob Wheeler ird)
Distribution: ca
Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA

Just this one man's opinion.  No doubt soon to be shot to flames.

I am a moderate Republican.  But there are two things which will make me vote
one way or another.  The first is Carpet Baggers.  The second is Unethical
campaigns --- primarily misleading campaigns.

As an example, I have voted for Mel Levine (my district) in the past when a
conservative Republican levelled unfair misleading charges against him.  Mel
Levine is in the Liberal camp.  For those who don't remember, Barbara Boxer
beat him for the Democratic nomination.

I was set to vote for June Genis because Boxer and Herschenson were too extreme
for my tastes.  Furthermore, Boxer had serious ethical problems that worried me.
Namely ~700 bounced checks.

Herschenson was justified in bringing this up in an ad.  It is NOT misleading.
If Boxer was deliberate in bouncing them, this is serious abuse of a privilege.
If Boxer was negligent in bouncing them, then is this someone we want to have
making spending decisions for us?  I think not.

But the ads did not sway me.  And they were a fair comment, not mudslinging.

Then Boxer ran her series of video-bytes of Herschenson.  Several of these were
extremely misleading when presented out of context.
(1) Would eliminate the Dept. of Education.
	Misleading.  Does not tell the whole story.  Believes in local control,
	thus the DOE should be sent to the state level.  Would send Federal
	equivalent of funding to the states or reduce taxes appropriately.
	--- not that I entirely agree, but I understand the man's logic.
(2) Believes that anyone can carry an Uzi, anywhere, anytime.
	Misleading.  Believe's in the ?th amendments right to bear arms as an
	interpretation of the populace needing to protect itself from an abusive
	government.  Thus if the government could carry Uzi's, then the populace
	could.  Anytime, anywhere.
	--- I think this is a weak to dangerous interpretation, but I
	understand the man's logic.
(3) Would not provide FEMA funding for Hurricane Andrew and other disasters.
	False.  Believes that the government should provide emergency aid only.
	Does not believe the government should rebuild.  That is the respon-
	sibility of the people.  For example, supported (as no doubt most of
	us did) the 1/4% temporary tax hike for the SF Earthquake for paying
	for rebuilding.
	--- I actually think this is a reasonable stand.  By forcing the
	rebuilding efforts into local concerns (e.g. RLA), it heightens
	local interest (and may eventually bring the "1000 Points of Light"
	to fruition.
		Sidelight: I did not vote for Bush this year, but I believe
		in the concept of the 1000 PofL.; and am involved in local
		charity gifts and works (are you?).
	This is actually a good idea which is made to look like Uncle Scrooge
	telling people to suffer.

In fact, these made me MAD.  I voted for Herschenson because of the righteous
indignation that these provoked.  Unfortunately, not as many other voters were
as "enlightened" as me.

Oh, and the other case.  The carpetbagger.

Jane Harman moved into my district from Virginia 2-weeks before the filing for
candidate deadline.  She ran against Joan Milke-Flores, a moderate Republican,
and demonized here as an anti-Abortion religious right nutso-case.  I attended
a Flores event, where she stated that she is personally against abortion, but
would vote as people in district Town-halls would want here too.  Is this
unreasonable?  No.

Anyway, Jane Harman.  Washington insider (Carter Administration).  Millionairess
(husband owns Harman-Kardon).  Runs a campaign against Flores as a demon-anti-
abortion, political insider (Flores is a long-term member of LACityCouncil).
Harman through in $600K of her own money through a campaign loan to supplement
the $600K raised.  Flores raised $600K.  Harman steamrolled Flores with a 2:1
overspending.

It made me sick.

But in two years and six years, hopefully we will throw them out.
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