Boxer: The Final Verdict
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The incumbent, Democrat Barbara Boxer, has failed to distinguish herself during her 18 years in office. There is no reason to believe that another six-year term would bring anything but more of the same uninspired representation. [...]
Boxer, first elected in 1992, would not rate on anyone's list of most influential senators. Her most famous moments on Capitol Hill have not been ones of legislative accomplishment, but of delivering partisan shots. Although she is chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, it is telling that leadership on the most pressing issue before it - climate change - was shifted to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., because the bill had become so polarized under her wing.
For some Californians, Boxer's reliably liberal voting record may be reason enough to give her another six years in office. But we believe Californians deserve [...] a senator who is accessible, effective and willing and able to reach across party lines to achieve progress on the great issues of our times. Boxer falls short on those counts.
Boxer's campaign, playing to resentment over Fiorina's wealth, is not only an example of the personalized pettiness that has infected too much of modern politics, it is also a clear sign of desperation.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the San Francisco Chronicle. Having dispatched Barbara Boxer -- or, rather, having counted the ways in which Boxer dispatched herself -- they make the endorsement that defines the Dems' election season: no endorsement at all.
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May '10
Re: Boxer: The Final Verdict
See, if only Mickey Kaus had written this. Or, y'know, put up a website. Or raised some money. Or bothered to shave and leave the apartment. Or...
The bloated floating head of Barbara Boxer is much displeased. Don't look behind the curtain.
May '10
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They don't even d@mn Boxer with faint praise. And, the worst thing the SFC can say about Fiorinna is she would be an effective advocate for positions they oppose. Wow.
Jun '10
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Senator Milquetoast, your coffee is cold...
The funny thing is, that is almost scandalous extremism for the Chronicle...
Jun '10
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And then there’s Barbara Boxer
Even the Chronicle now mocks ‘er
But don’t address her as Ma’am
Cuz Senator down your throat she’ll cram
At least till the ’lection defrocks’er
Jun '10
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Yet they still couldn't bring themselves to endorse Fiorina, don'tcha know. I wonder how many R's, as opposed to D's, will be endorsed by newspapers around the country this Fall.
Jul '10
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I believe this is the third sign of the apocolypse :--)
Jul '10
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It's a thing of beauty, but let's not forget reality folks.
From the SFC editorial:
"Unfortunately for Californians who are eager for change, Fiorina has firmly staked out positions that are outside of the state's mainstream values and even its economic interest."
Which mainstream values are under assault?
Well, for Ms. Fiorina "the list only begins with her openness to offshore oil drilling, her opposition to the Roe vs. Wade abortion rights ruling and her unwillingness to support even the most commonsense gun-control measures."
Which economic interests are threatened?
Apparently, Fiorina "has said she would vote to repeal the landmark health care bill, and her support for a state initiative that would halt definitive action on climate change until unemployment reaches 5.5 percent shows a disdain for science and a disregard for this state's potential to take the lead in an emerging green economy."
I'm happy that the SF Chronicle has so little respect for Senator Boxer. But let's not delude ourselves. CA, which by dint of it's sheer size alone should be toss-up land, is nearly gone for good.