Tom McClintock For Congress

Tom McClintock was a guest on the KTKZ Radio Capital Hour with Eric Hogue when a surprise caller phoned in; Charlie Brown, McClintock’s Democratic opponent in the Fourth Congressional District. Perhaps Charlie was motivated to call in because he had declined an opportunity earlier that day to debate McClintock at the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce.

Was it the panicky tone of his trembling voice, the heavy breathing into the phone, or the non sequiturs and outright distortions that most distinguished Charlie Brown’s shaky performance in his first “debate” with McClintock?

Note to Charlie; when debating don’t start arguing with the host over what you did or did not do that night you wore a uniform to an anti-war demonstration where a U.S. soldier was hung in effigy.  And don’t try to lie about what you were wearing after the whole world watched video of you in your uniform standing with chanting anti-war demonstrators. Why would you possibly say “Look at the full picture of me I’m in blue jeans with a red shirt on,” when the video shows you in your Air Force uniform jacket and hat? And why would you claim Doug Ose supports you when he has officially endorsed McClintock and criticized you for opposing the surge? And why would you say you support off-shore oil drilling when you’ve said time and time again “drilling is not the answer” and you oppose drilling off the California Coast and in ANWR?

While McClintock offered a scholarly perspective on the unfolding financial crisis, Brown remained silent on the issue when asked to share his views on this issue that everyone is talking about. After all, it takes time and creative writing to come up with another wishy-washy position paper.