Chris Cox is full of crap. He voted in favor of the two most idiotic "big government" bills last year -- the Medicare prescription drug bill and the national "Do Not Call" legislation.You're right that he could do better and that he has some seemingly hypocritical or contradictory stances. But yours is not really a post that is responsive to the subject at hand, namely Cox's current proposals. It's fine to point out what mistakes he's made, in other words, but all you're doing is trashing the guy without saying one word about the current topic.
In addition, you can go to his website and see him brag about all of the "goodies" that he's brought home to his district in California.
With all due respect, Mr. Cox -- You're part of the freakin' problem.
Plus, you're giving a rather one-sided view. He's one of the National Taxpayers Union's most recent "Taxpayers' Friend Award" winners (24th best in the House; score 64%; grade "A"). (Link)
His bill to put a permanent end to the estate (death) tax, HR 51, is featured on the National Tax Limitation Committee's front page.
His currently-posted rating by Citizens Against Government Waste is a 91, lifetime 89. (Those only go through 2001, so it is fair to say that any update of them will reflect a somewhat lower score through 2003.)
So don't just post "He's full of crap" and, apparently for that reason, just reject the current proposal out of hand. As "bad" as you say he is, there are only a few dozen who are better in the House.
1. No more income tax witholding from paychecks. All income taxes are to be paid in their entirety when a tax return is filed.
2. The deadline for submitting tax returns is hereby changed from April 15th to the Monday in November immediately preceding Election Day.
3. Congress must submit a balanced budget to the President every year. If Congress ever submits a budget in which the government's spending exceeds the government's revenues, every member of Congress (including those who didn't vote for it) will spend that entire fiscal year in a Federal prison, without receiving any compensation for their work.
It doesn't need to be any more complicated than that.