Stardate 20010609.1855 (On Screen): It appears that President Bush holds grudges. He recently lost control of the Senate (which is now controlled by the Democrats with a hair-thin margin) but his party still controls the House of Representatives. In the mean time, he appears to be doing everything in his power to punish the State of California for the cardinal sin of voting for Al Gore last November.
Out of 435 members of the House, 52 are from California. The Republican party has a majority in the House of just 9 votes, with 221 Republicans to 212 Democrats (and 2 Independents). 20 of those Republican Representatives are from California. I believe the time has come for all 20 to visit the White House and to bluntly inform our President that they are Californians first and Republicans second. I'm not suggesting that they should change parties, only that they should represent the interests of their state (as is their job). (discuss)
