Posted by Congressman John Campbell at 12:00 am on Feb 14, 2011 2 Comments
Regular readers of these missives may have noticed that I have
not been as prolific recently in these writings as is customary.
That is not because I don’t love you anymore, or because you fell
off the e-mail list (which is rather obvious since you are reading
this now). And, it is not because I have had nothing to say. Quite
the opposite. There is a bunch going on back here in DC, and being
in the majority means that I am busier with it all than has been
the case the last 4 years. I could tell you about the State of the
Union speech (it was quite insubstantial) or the Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac proposal from the White House (with which I mostly
agree mainly because it doesn’t arrive at a conclusion on how to
proceed) or any number of other issues. Instead, I will give you a
brief update with my perspective on the two most burning issues
right this minute (it is Sunday as I write this).
Egypt: Blame it on, or
credit, the internet and Facebook. Totalitarian or authoritarian
regimes governing a populace with few rights and less prosperity
are not new. In fact, most countries have been governed this way
for centuries. But,… Read More