POWIP Piece of Work In Progress – Former Abode of Dan Collins

Frankly, She’s Surprised

Eleanor Holmes Norton has some 'splainin' to do:

This is, uh, Eleanor Norton, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Uh, I noticed that you have given to uh, other colleagues on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. I am a, um, Senior Member, a twenty year veteran and am Chair of the Sub-committee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. I’m handling the largest economic development project in the United States now, the Homeland Security Compound of three buildings being built on the uh, old St. Elizabeth’s hospital site in the District of Columbia along with uh, fifteen other, uh, sites here for, that are part of the stimulus .

I was, frankly, uh, uh, surprised to see that we don’t have a record, so far as I can tell, of your having given to me despite my uh, long and deep uh, work. In fact, it’s been my major work, uh, on the committee and sub-committee it’s been essentially in your sector.

I am, I’m simply candidly calling to ask for a contribution. As the senior member of the um, committee and a sub-committee chair, we have (chuckles) obligations to raise, uh funds. And, I think it must have been me who hasn’t, frankly, uh, done my homework to ask for a contribution earlier. So I’m trying to make up for it by asking for one now, when we particularly, uh, need, uh contributions, particularly those of us who have the seniority and chairmanships and are in a position to raise the funds.

I’m asking you to give to Citizens for Eleanor Holmes Norton, PO Box 70626, DC, 20024. I’ll send you a follow-up note with appreciation for having heard me out. Thanks again.

MoveOn.org outfreaks.

Wisconsin waives responsibility for soldiers' voting:

Uniformed about the wavier provision? Hardly. Wisconsin didn’t deserve one and the Pentagon rightfully denied it.

There is something we admit to being entirely uniformed about, for now – what other nonsense the Wisconsin legislature had time to take up other than protecting military voting rights. Kennedy bristled: “the Legislature did not have time to fully study changing its primary date for the November 2010 election.” Really? Be glad we are uninformed on this point, because if Wisconsin is anything like Maryland, a whole lot of nonsense passed instead of military voting protections. But, hey, we’re willing to take on that project and look into what the other priorities were in Wisconsin if you want us too. But be careful what you wish for, with the mood the country is in, you might not like the results.

Wisconsin plans on looking at military voting rights “very carefully in 2011.” How nice. Who’s going to let the soldiers know it wasn’t real important in 2010?

More "it ain't law if it ain't enforced":

The Obama administration has begun implementing a backdoor amnesty through selective enforcement of U.S. immigration law.

A leaked internal memorandum from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) -- part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- entitled “Administrative Alternatives to Comprehensive Immigration Reform” revealed a series of “deferred action” plans to sidestep legislative requirements.

Related would be Reid's push to provide student loans and a path to citizenship for illegal alien students. That pesky 10th Amendment.

Gunned down at Costco.

Tres bien pensant, tres bien pensant: Michelle in Hell denies pandemonious statement

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