Can I just say...I'm glad it didn't take two elections for Jackie Speier to get into Congress? There was never much doubt she would get there eventually...but for the first time in a few months I now have representation in Congress, and boy oh boy is she representing!
(Nothing against Tom Lantos, of course; he served well and served long, was a tireless crusader for human rights, and was a reliable vote on almost all the issues I care about. Except Iraq. But that's pretty much history now, because...)
Jackie Speier rocks!
She was sworn in yesterday and wasted no time getting right to the heart of things. Here's the full article from SFGate.com.
"The process to bring the troops home must begin immediately," Speier told a packed House presided over by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco.
YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! And then, later in the article...
As her first bill, Speier may propose a measure that would restore the ban on direct-to-consumer advertising by drug companies. Picking a fight with the pharmaceutical lobby would be a bold step for a freshman member, but she said it's absurd that drug companies have spent more to advertise drugs like Vioxx than PepsiCo spends to market Pepsi.
DOUBLE YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anybody that is booed by Repuglicans during her very first speech on the floor is my new best friend. Welcome to Congress, Representative Speier -- and keep up the great work!!