Hoystory

For the June 6 Special Election for California’s 50th Congressional District (disgraced Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s old seat), Hoystory reluctantly endorses Democrat Francine Busby.

Today was the final straw. House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s outrage at the FBI search of Rep. William Jefferson’s office wasn’t bad enough, but now President Bush has ordered all documents seized from the office sealed. These idiots in Washington don’t get it! Jefferson was caught on tape taking $100,000 in cash from a FBI informant! They didn’t have that kind of evidence in the Cunningham case! If it were you or I, we’d already be cooling our heels in the big house!

Of course, the Democrats aren’t any better. Rep. Nancy Pelosi kindly asked Rep. Jefferson to resign his seat on the House Ways and Means Committee. He told her to pound sand.

I’ll say this again: Jefferson was caught on tape taking $100,000 in cash from a FBI informant! What does Jefferson have to do to get Pelosi call for his resignation from the House? Get caught on tape murdering someone? Support the Bush tax cuts? Support the war in Iraq? Where’s the line?

Why am I endorsing Busby in the special election? Two reasons: First, on the issue of abortion, there’s little difference between Busby and Republican Brian Bilbray. Busby’s for abortion-on-demand and Bilbray’s for abortion-on-demand-except-for- juveniles-who-have-to-notify-their-parents.

Second, a Busby win would only ensure her tenure in office until January while Republicans would still control the House.

For the June 6 Primary for the full two-year term, Hoystory is endorsing Bill Hauf. Why Bill Hauf? Practical reasons. He’s wealthy, so he’s unlikely to be bribed. Second, he’s not Brian Bilbray. Third, he appears to be the only one willing to spend money to oust Bilbray in the GOP primary.

Honestly, I never thought I’d endorse a liberal, abortion-rights-absolutist who has supported drastically higher gas taxes, but the GOP needs to get it through their thick heads that the garbage that’s been going on in Washington is unacceptable. These earmarks are unacceptable. This insane defense of a pretty obviously corrupt poltician is unacceptable. The Senate immigration bill is unacceptable.(Seriously, we have to consult Mexico before we build any wall in along the border — are they insane?)

Yes, I know that the Democrats are worse, which is why I’ll be endorsing whoever the Republican nominee is in the general election in November — even if it’s Bilbray. However, I think the last, best tool to shock the GOP into sanity before November is for Busby to win a solidly Republican district that in ordinarly times she doesn’t have a prayer to take.