The Countertop Chronicles

You want signs???

How’s this for a sign.

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is challenging Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., for the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. “I began making calls this morning to members and I informed Chairman Dingell that I am running for chairman,” Waxman told National Journal today. Waxman has long been the second-ranking Democrat on the Energy and Commerce panel, and is currently chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. His bid to topple Dingell, the longest-serving member of the House, marks an unexpected battle between senior Democrats for a powerful post overseeing major pieces of expected legislation on health care, global warming and renewable energy. Dingell chaired the Energy and Commerce Committee from 1980-1994, and regained the chairmanship when the Democrats took back a majority of the House two years ago.

PAY ATTENTION TO THIS ONE.

If Waxman succeeds, the overreach is on (as one Democrat friend of mine said). Waxman is the ultimate left wing pinko lunatic liberal. He’d repel the Democrats union base and the strength of Obama’s wins in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, etc.

Its the best sign you’ll get in these early days over how serious Barack was about governing from the middle . . . and how serious Nancy Pelosi is about keeping her majority.