No time to do the people's business when partisan politics calls . This is the mantra of Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman who uses the committee he heads - the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - to bludgeon businessmen, entire industries, and Republicans. Instead of focusing on the travails of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have run amok and helped put the America economy in the pits, Waxman focuses his committee's time on partisan attacks on one GOP donor accused of overcharging the Pentagon. His history of presiding over show trials with very little to show for his efforts prompted a National Review article earlier in the year highlighting his lack of success. By conventional measures, this may be true. His "investigations" all too often turn out to be witch hunts - much sound and fury with few practical results. However, politically, it helps him quite a bit (he represents the district encompassing Beverly Hills) and certainly helps the broader...(Read Full Post)