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29 Responses to “The Waxman-Dingell Showdown”

1. Njorl Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

   Kick him up to Labor Secratary if it’s going to be messy. As far as I can tell Labor is just a pulpit anyway.

2. Ted Kilvington Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 2:09 pm

   As a Michigan Democrat, I say Hell Yes, make Dingell Secretary of Labor (it’s a safe Dem seat) and make Waxman Chair of Energy and Commerce.

3. Jon H Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

   So, how would a person go about supporting Waxman in his effort?

4. Toady Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

   I would think GO would be an extraordinarily interesting place to be as the new administration starts sorting through the filing cabinets and long-cowed career bureaucrats begin feeling a bit more confident. Perhaps not long term, but at least through the 111th.

5. John Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

   Making Dingell Secretary of Labor seems like a great idea to avoid a mess.

6. milo Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

   and it’s just very hard to robustly represent the parochial short-term economic interests of Michigan while also acting responsibly with regard to climate change.

   That would be the conventional wisdom. How’s that conventional wisdom working out? Perhaps Michigan would do better if the domestic car industry did take seriously conservation. I don’t see what’s so hard, it is conservative to conserve, is it not?

7. Th Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

   I was hoping Waxman would send his requests for documents to the new administration and immediately receive them. Start with Cheney’s secret energy task force and work his way forward.

8. acallidryas Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

   Like Th, I was hoping Waxman would stay on in his role and continue with the oversight on the last administration.

   But if there’s a real opportunity to get rid of Dingell as Chair of Energy and Commerce? Oh please, oh please, oh please, let it be so.

9. kafka Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

   “…Perhaps Michigan would do better if the domestic car industry did take seriously conservation. I don’t see what’s so hard, it is conservative to conserve, is it not?…”

   Detroit’s automakers build plenty of very fuel efficient cars – in Europe. In the U.S. they build SUVs and other hogs. The problem is low U.S. fuel prices and the effect they have on consumer preferences.

10. Doug Says:
    November 6th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    I doubt Labor Sec would be enough to get Dingell of the Hill. He’s put his life into that Committee and surprising he even hung in there through the dark years, suffering many indignities thrown his way by the Repugnant majority. But I agree Waxman deserves his shot and something needs to be done to facilitate Dingell’s next position in Government.

11. Anthony Damiani Says:
    November 6th, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Possibly a deal involving the funding the big-three need to survive?

12. methane gas my ass Says:
    November 6th, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    Waxman is better than Dingle but he isn’t above parochial short-term interests. It is likely the LA subway would already extend to the westside if Waxman hadn’t blocked federal funding way back in 1985 at the behest of his Beverly Hills constituents.

13. Jon H Says:
    November 6th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    “Perhaps Michigan would do better if the domestic car industry did take seriously conservation. ”

    Quite likely. But Dingle’s always been ready to help them take the cheap and easy way out. It’s not been in his (campaign coffers’) interest to make the big 3 face reality.

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    November 7th, 2008 at 7:42 am

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15. Ben Cronin Says:
    November 7th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    Despite my general pro-Dem feelings, being in Dingell’s district forced me to vote Green against him.

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