Representative Calvert is back at it - putting politics rather than families first.
He had the gall to release a newsletter this week touting the fact that he's once again defied the new administration.
What was particularly appalling was his slam against what he calls the "Mortgage Cram-Down Bill" (H.R. 1106), saying it would allow judges to "cram down" the principle amount on home mortgages.
Has Mr. Calvert somehow forgotten that the largest city in his district (Riverside) now has the fourth largest foreclosure rate in the country?
In today's LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-prices1-2009apr01,0,1525758.story), there's an article on just how bad the housing market is. The Los Angeles area market, which includes Orange County (again - Rep. Calvert's district), is down 39% from 2006.
Does he honestly believe his constituents don't want any help from the government?
Against everything he did to prevent it from happening, the Stimulus Bill will bring 10,000 new jobs to his district - another bill he proudly posts that he voted against.
Given the fact that his district has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, he couldn't be more out of touch with the country and the district he represents.
What Mr. Calvert seems to forget is that elections are about choices and America made a clear choice last fall when they elected President Obama to lead this country. The new administration has introduced an aggressive plan to move the country forward but needs Congress working with - not against - the president.
Calvert has voted against each and every part of the president's recovery plan and seems to be proud of that fact - even though he barely squeaked out a win himself in November.
During the 8 years of Bush, Calvert was a YES man voting with that administration 94.4% of the time yet in two short months under an Obama presidency, he's somehow joined the party of NO doing everything in his power to stall the country's recovery.
With every vote Mr. Calvert casts, he's helping my 2010 campaign. Unfortunately, his help is coming at the expense of the working families he supposedly serves in this district.