Hat tip (again) to Obiter Dictum Blog.
Illinois' resident congressional moonbat, Jan Schakowsky, D-Evanston, is on the prowl to grab the third ranking Democratic leadership position in the House of Representatives.
This comes to us from The Hill.
Marathon Pundit is a constituent of Jan's, and when I last reported on her, I posted this Schakowsky quote--her response to Durbin's controversial Gitmo comments. From the Illinois Leader:
"The Bush Administration and Republican leaders are engaged in a pathetic attempt to make Senator Dick Durbin's condemnation of the use of torture at Guantanamo Bay an issue. As a result of the revelations of conditions at Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and Bagram prison in Afghanistan, the Republicans owe the American people, our soldiers and veterans an apology for undermining American values such as the Rule of Law, putting our troops at greater risk around the world, and cutting veterans health care benefits when they come home."
In short, Jan thinks that "the Republicans," not Durbin, owe America an apology.
I'm pretty sure those comments were published shortly before Durbin finally did apologize. As a constituent and a blogger (I identified myself and supplied her with the URL to the blog), I gave Jan the chance to clarify her comments, post-Durbin's apology. Third Wave Dave predicted I'd get nothing back but a form letter--I've yet to receive even that.
Now earlier this week, Jan posted her response to President Bush's televised speech on Iraq.
This sentence stands out:
"The Bush Administration is delusional about the situation in Iraq just as it has been from the moment the decision was made to invade a country that never was a threat to the United States."
Now, back to Obiter Dictum and that Hill article. There may not even be a vacancy in the # 3 position. If Senator John Corzine, D-NJ wins his gubernatorial race next November, and if then Governor Corzine nominates the current third-in-charge for the House Dems to succeed in the senate, then maybe Jan can get that spot.
Starting to get delusional here.
From the Hill:
In meetings with members, Schakowsky has been stressing her ties with outside groups that support the Democratic Party.
(My note: That's just what the Democrats need, more pandering to special interest groups. Sarcasm off.)
"One of the unique things about me is the very close relationship I have with many of our constituent groups. I'm very close to senior citizens organizations, labor organizations and community-based groups. I can bring that kind of inside-outside strategy to our caucus," Schakowsky said.
Schakowsky has an edge among female members and progressives. She has been working to convince people that she will represent more centrist members of the party as well as liberals. I feel that one of the rolls of the vice chair is to make sure all voices are heard at the leadership level" she said.
All voices? Really! And she'll have trouble with any centrist that still exist among House Democrats.
Speaking of delusion, there's a magazine called In These Times published here in the Chicago area. It was founded by Communist Party member turned Socialist Jimmy Weinstein, who passed away last month. In These Times is a hard left publication--very hard left--so naturally they saw fit to publish this speech of Jan's from 2003. Here's a bit:
This president is seriously undermining the rule of law, the Constitution of the United States, and our precious civil liberties—and he’s doing it all in the name of patriotism. But where are the lawyers and judges? Why am I not hearing your protests? Where are your e-mails and phone calls, your letters to the editor, your calls to talk radio, your high-profile lawsuits? Privacy is a major concern for average Americans, and Big Brother is mining our most private information as we sit here. I realized how serious this was when a woman asked me how she could get another perspective on the Iraq war and I suggested a few Web sites. She asked me if she went there if she would find herself on a list. In all honesty, I found that I couldn't say with confidence, Absolutely no; this is still the United States of America, and you can look at anything you want.
Ms. Schakowsky, do you care to back those accusations up with facts?
Of course, there are some ethical issues. Her husband Robert Creamer is under indictment financial shenanigans while leading the Illinois Public Action Council. Since the indictment, some tax fraud charges have been dropped.
But there's more, according to this AP article, Creamer is one of "Chicago's best known political consultants and has done consulting work for the campaigns of both Mayor Richard M. Daley and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. " So Creamer isn't just a Mr. Mom.
Creamer is of course innocent until proven guilty. Still, I think the House Democrats can do better than have Jan Schakowsky in a key leadership post.
This is what Front Page Magazine's Discover the Network says about Schakowksy:
Congresswoman Schakowsky is a member of the radical Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives. The leftwing Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) rate her voting record as 100 percent on the left side on legislation. The highly-regarded 2004 Almanac of American Politics describes her as "an outspoken progressive, one of the leftmost members of the Democratic Caucus."
And Jan thinks she can represent more centrist Democrats in Congress. Sounds pretty delusional to me.
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