Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Kagan: A lost opportunity to debate federal government powers

By Rick Manning
Congressman Pete Stark went from obscure, cranky socialist who even the Democrats thought was too nuts to entrust to the Ways and Means Committee Chairmanship to Internet sensation over the past couple of weeks.
Did he do a funny dance at a wedding?

Maybe he led Congress in one of those frozen mob scenes that get hundreds of thousands of YouTube views?
Was he guilty of “Rick Rolling” Al Franken?

No, Pete Stark told the truth to a town hall audience about how he and his Democratic colleagues view federal government power when he said that the “federal government can do almost anything.”
The battle for the heart and soul of America is being played out in debates at tea party rallies and Congressional town hall meetings about the extent of federal authority all across the nation.
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