Obfuscation, cumbersome, incoherent = it's Pelso-Waxman California politics as usual

The art of obfuscation is central to California-style politics. Think back on Speaker Pelosi’s byzantine explanation of why she called career CIA employees liars. Incomprehensible, deliberately vague misdirection characterizes the California-style of politics. Never be precise; never say what you mean, and certainly, never let facts interfere with the spin.

Cumbersome, incoherent legislation is another example of obfuscation, California-style: thousands of pages of gobble-de-gook, the Stimulus, at 1000 pages, the Energy bill at 1100 pages and the Healthcare bill version #1 at 1300 pages and the latest House healthcare bill at a whopping 1990 pages.

Pelosi seems to have assembled these monstrosities so that few in Congress can read the legislation in its entirety before she calls the vote. Deceptive executive summaries, with left wing talking points, attached to these gargantuan documents are yet another form of obfuscation.

Stimulus funding is especially ripe with obfuscation. For example, Speaker Pelosi is on record stating that she has not been involved in funding special interest projects out of San Francisco with the Stimulus. One project, the San Francisco Marsh Rat, figured frequently in news stories. In fact, Pelosi’s public relations folks claimed these accusations are a “total fabrication” .