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After observing President Obama for the last three years, it has become obvious to me that the president might prefer to be a university professor rather than do the job he holds today. While he might not realize that he feels this way, the evidence is very clear to those who work with or watch him closely. Let me be clear — I’m not trying to disparage professors. But anyone who wonders why the president is not crushing the weak Republican field only needs to examine how President Obama has behaved more like Professor Obama: ‘IDEA DISEASE’ In the president’s...

Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., announced his retirement from Congress this afternoon -- and he issued a scathing parting shot at President Obama's track record on his way out. In a statement explaining his decision, Cardoza, a leader of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition, said he was "dismayed" by the administration's "failure to understand and effectively address the current housing foreclosure crisis.""Home foreclosures are destroying communities and crushing our economy, and the Administration's inaction is infuriating," Cardoza said. A former chairman of the moderate Blue Dog Caucus, Cardoza also bemoaned the increasing partisanship in Washington, and blamed the media for fueling...

In this fight, legislation and congressional effectiveness are becoming collateral damage. Nunes repeatedly has been blocked from offering California water amendments, which has fueled his frustration. In turn, he sharpens his own weapons. On Wednesday, a House subcommittee was scheduled to approve Costa's legislation offering federal funds for California water projects during droughts. Farmers support it. Costa, though, withdrew his bill in the face of amendments prepared by Nunes and other Republicans. Viewed politically, the amendments waiving the Endangered Species Act and turning on California irrigation pumps would box Costa into an election-year corner. Voting for them would have rendered...

Obama: Water for Votes and Other Atrocities Obama has now joined the likes of all other despots who have ever walked and practiced their tyrannies upon planet Earth. Tyrants like Sadaam Hussein, Josef Stalin, Pol Pot, Robert Mugabe, Kim Jong-il and Fidel Castro are now unequivocally united with the US Usurper and Dictator-in-Chief Barack Hussein Obama in their complete and total subjugation of their countries peoples.Obama turned off the spigots in California’s Central Valley in order to destroy crops, fruit trees, farmers’ livelihoods etc. in that once extremely fertile and productive area and to give him a large hammer to...

Politics: The water spigots are back on, at least temporarily, in California's Central Valley. Turned off to protect a tiny fish, they happen to be in the districts of two congressmen "undecided" on health care reform. One could chalk it up to good fortune or just good constituent service. But in the middle of a contentious health care debate marked by Cornhusker Kickbacks and Louisiana Purchases, we may be forgiven if we find an announcement by the Department of the Interior regarding California's water supply a tad too coincidental. On Tuesday, the Department of the Interior announced it was increasing...

Outside the Speaker's office, Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D., Calif.) says there is "silent majority" in this country that wants Obamacare, and that's why he's voting "yes." He says he doesn't take "tea-bag" protesters seriously, because, to him, "they're being trained . . . and awfully loud. So loud."

FReepers in Stockton, Modesto and Merced area: Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.) appeared to switch positions on healthcare on Saturday, saying he'd vote against a rule that deems the Senate bill as passed. (202) 225-6131 Fax: 225-0819 800-356-6424 (209) 383-4455 Fax: 726-1065 800-356-6424 (209) 527-1914 Fax: 527-5748 800-356-6424 209) 946-0361 Fax: 946-0347 800-356-6424

He and his wife, Lisa, go down to the eastern shore of Maryland for a getaway weekend, and then, by coincidence, they meet Hubbell and his wife down there. Hubbell, also from the Rose Law Firm, at the time the country's de-facto top law enforcement law officer because Janet Reno in effect was taking her orders from Hubbell. They go over to the estate of Michael Cardoza, who is the son-in-law of Nathan Landau, a big deal Democratic fund-raiser, and Cardoza is also the head of Clinton's legal defense fund. Supposedly, this was all poolside chit chat. Baloney, it was...

Summers of non-election years rarely mark the height of campaign combat: Fundraising tapers off after the mad rush of June, the legislative calendar dominates July and many members of Congress head for vacation in August. But for a small group of nervous representatives who narrowly won their seats last year, this summer will be as frenetic and full of politicking as ever. These members -- between 20 and 30 freshmen and a smattering of veterans from both parties -- will spend the next three months at backyard fundraisers, town-hall meetings, church outings and meet-and-greets with veterans, teachers and business leaders....

Congressional race too close to call Friday, November 1, 2002 By Mike Jensen The 18th Congressional District race between Dennis Cardoza and Dick Monteith is so close that it may actually be a dead heat. And there are enough undecided voters to swing the election either way, according to an independent poll of 400 district residents who are likely to vote. The poll, conducted by A & A Research, was commissioned by the Merced Sun-Star. Assemblyman Cardoza, D-Merced, could have a "slight lead" over his opponent, state Sen. Monteith, R-Modesto, according to E. B. Eiselein, the research director who conducted...

Rep. Gary Condit, who will be ousted from the House due to his loss in the Democratic primary to Dennis Cardoza, is getting his kids to exact his revenge. Party control of the House be damned, Condit is apparently so incensed with his fellow Democrat for running against him that he had his son Chad and daughter Cadee send out a nasty letter pleading with voters to cast their ballots for Republican Dick Monteith. According to Page Six, the letter, addressed to "Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Democrats," blasts Cardoza in the same style that the Condit kids once criticized the...

Condit Children Send Out Letter That Criticizes Cardoza Fri Oct 18,12:22 PM ET The children of embattled valley Congressman Gary Condit are fighting back against the man who defeated him in the primary by sending out a letter with scathing accusations. Chad and Cadee Condit sent out a letter addressed to "friends, neighbors and fellow Democrats," urging them not to vote for Dennis Cardoza next month. Cardoza used to be Condit's aide. The letter calls Cardoza "shameful," questions his ethics and criticizes him for comments during the Chandra Levy case. "What he said about our dad wasn't true, and it...

Dear All, My name is Christopher Mays and I am from Roseville, CA. I am helping to put together a coalition of activists to help precinct walk for Dick Monteith, who is running for Gary Condit's old seat. This event is called "The Doolittle Drive". IT is so named because Congressman John T. Doolittle will personally be walking precincts with us. ALongside him will be Cognressman Rheber from Montana. Please join these two Conservative Republicans as they work towards victory for Conservatives across America! WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2002 WHERE: Bus leaves at 8:00am from the Placer County GOP Headquarters....

GOP poll gives Monteith small lead Monday, October 7, 2002 By Daniel Velton According to a poll commissioned by the National Republican Congressional Committee and state Sen. Dick Monteith, R-Modesto, Monteith is slightly ahead in the race for the 18th Congressional District seat. The poll results, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 5.65 percent, where challenged by a staff member for Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, who is running against Monteith. The pollster reported that if the election had been held last week, Monteith would have received about 42 percent of the vote, while Cardoza would have...

A year ago, California state lawmakers redrew embattled Rep. Gary Condit's (D) 18th district to make it safely Democratic. Now, five months from Election Day, Condit's out, the partisan makeup of the seat is nearly even and Democrats are crying foul over the GOP's registration tactics.Democrats have alleged that a Republican drive to boost registration in the district - where state Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza (D) and state Sen. Dick Monteith (R) are battling to replace Condit, who lost in the primary - used fraudulent tactics to trick voters into joining the GOP.Republicans have countered that the Democrats' charges are overblown...

<p>WASHINGTON -- The new University of California at Merced holds infinite charms for San Joaquin Valley congressional candidates.</p> <p>Democrat Dennis Cardoza of Merced and Republican Dick Mon-teith of Modesto both support the project unwaveringly. But as Cardoza and Monteith vie for Gary Condit's 18th District seat, the candidates also are competing to show what vigorous suitors they can be.</p>