[fightinJAG]

Oh, where to begin.

[facedown]

"They would put nuclear tips on ice cream cones, if they could."

How utterly childish.

[JNB]

She is what I term a "media moderate". What she amounts to is a liberal who doesnt like paying taxes.

[Asclepius]

"They would put nuclear tips on ice cream cones, if they could."

That's a great idea. Why hadn't we thought of this before?

[steplock]

"principles: U.S. military domination, cutting taxes and shrinking the federal government, and expanding "faith- based" initiatives."

THIS is supposed to be 'evil' ?? I would hardly compare this with islamic jihad....unless you want to compare Bush & company to Stalin - then maybe you can say that the present White House is extreme-right.

[colorado tanker]

So Bush is leading a "fundamentalist revolution"? Tell that to the fundamentalists on the other thread who are revolting against Bush. Interesting day.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

>>"you realize just how far to the right politics in Washington have shifted."

No, you will see just how far LEFT politics was a short time ago.

It strange how they mention movement to the right, but never movement to the left?

It it takes a revivial to bring America right,
I say BRING IT ON!

[Sender]

When will the counterrevolution begin?

The counterrevolution has been going on since the 2000 election. With little success.

Man, if this is a Bay Area conservative, I'd hate to meet a liberal.

[microgood]

Ellen Tauscher, the most conservative Democrat in the Bay Area's congressional delegation

Which puts her just to the left of Stalin.

[SoDak]

I'd like to see her explain to me where the Federal Government has shrunk.

[IronJack]

"These are not compassionate people," she said. "They break glass wherever they go. They have a very narrow, very right wing, very ideologically driven agenda that is completely incongruent with what the American people believe."

If that were true, then don't you think you'd hear more of "the American people" expressing THEIR discontent? All you hear is a bunch of liberal whiners sniveling the same old songs. But the American citizenry doesn't seem to be singing along.

Someone is "breaking glass" and focused on an "incongruent, ideologically driven agenda," but from the public response, I would say it's not the Bush camp. However, this kind of prolix denial may account for the Democrats' recent history-making losses.

[Richard Kimball]

Woohoo!! We need to get her to talk to James Dobson and let him know about this.

[Gritty]

"Moderate"?

Fat chance!

Tauscher has a 2002 ACU voting record of "8" and a lifetime voting record of"12".

That puts her only "4-5" points ahead of those other great "moderate" icons, Tom Lantos and Henry Waxman!

[Texas_Jarhead]

"For now, the GOP fundamentalists are firmly in control. When will the counterrevolution begin?"

bring it on... but I won't hold my breath

[CyberAnt]

"very ideologically driven agenda that is completely incongruent with what the American people believe"

This PROVES she is totally OUT OF TOUCH WITH AMERICA!!

I rest my case!

[Becki]

SPEND A FEW minutes with U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher, the most conservative Democrat in the Bay Area's congressional delegation, and you realize just how far to the right politics in Washington have shifted.

Actually, you realize just how far left the Democrats have fallen.

Becki

[GOP_1900AD]

No, this only goes to show how polluted the minds of most of my fellow Gay Area denizens have become from living in THE MOST LEFT LEANING ENCLAVE IN THE WESTERN WORLD! Even back in the bad old days, back when there were still enough true locals (e.g. cowboys, farmers, decendents of pioneers) around here to somewhat moderate all of the wierdos, the best we could manage in terms of GOP winners were Lefties such as Pete McCloskey and Tom Campbell. What a joke....

[Political Junkie Too]

I'm so glad she's no longer my representative; I've been redistricted into Richard Pombo's CA 11th.

From the website of Geoff Metcalf:

I've had several requests from people trying to find the infamous quote from Representative Ellen Tauscher regarding the U.S. Constitution. Here it is:

April 19, 1997, during a Town Meeting in San Ramon, California, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher said:

"The Constitution was never meant to be the only set of laws that we follow. I had a blue dress when I was five, but I can't wear it because it doesn't fit me anymore. There are lots of things that change over time and you have a whole bunch of legislation enacted every day, every month, every year that adjusts and calibrates to the times and to the issues...what is perceived to be the best thing for the American people...and these are called laws, and, you know, I think they've been doing a pretty good job."

This Congresswoman took an oath to "preserve and protect" the very document she claims "doesn't fit anymore"......

-PJ

[dighton]

"They would put nuclear tips on ice cream cones, if they could."

Excellent, multiple-flavored independently-targeted scoops.

[madprof98]

Oh, yeah, this one's a "moderate" all right! We were living in the Bay Area when Tauscher was first elected to Congress in 1996. It was impossible to turn on the radio for a traffic report without having to hear one of her annoying commercials about the paramount importance of the Right to Choose. Kalifornia has become Abortion Country, and this woman is just one of many examples of the profound sickness which results from deliberately killing off one's future.