Talk:Dan Lungren

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[edit] "Vandalism"

The "congress IP" I guess has removed this statement (and one other, on Lungren's vote in the recall election), which has been reverted several times as vandalism. I don't think it's vandalism:

During his first tenure in Congress, Lungren was a harbinger of the "angry young man" style of conservative politics that has now become common among Republicans.

This kind of thing needs to be backed up by and credited to notable observers, and is also poorly stated. I don't know what '"angry young man" style of conservative politics' even means (Is it policies? A rhetorical style?), nor whether it is common among Republicans or not, or in what way Lungren was a "harbinger" of them. Demi ^T/_C 16:49, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Sure, that would be a good thing, but the credibility of the (unknown to me because I didn't look) wikipedian who entered the text significantly surpasses that of the almost certainly biased editor from the Congresscritter IP. It is not wikipedia policy to remove every statement on wikipedia that lacks a reference. In addition, the term 'angry young man' sounded familiar. Feel free to do the work you think warrants doing; google <"angry young man" conservative politics>... Elvey

It's certainly true; IMO whoever's seeking to remove it is just whitewashing. I'll see if I can't find a specific citation (that I didn't write, that is ;) ). I'm the one who inserted the information in the first place. · Katefan0^(scribble)/poll 05:19, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

To elaborate on the question of the "style" -- this is the sort of thing Newt Gingrich rode in on; Contract with America and all that. The firey, righteous, "anti-corruption" diatribes they'd have on the House floor during morning hour. He was sort of the precursor to that whole wave of new, young Republican members who made a big splash by promising to clean house with the changing of the guard from the old Democratic domination of Congress. · Katefan0^(scribble)/poll 05:21, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Non-confirmation as State Treasurer?

Why was Dan Lungren not confirmed as State Treasurer? --Degrassifan 21:06, 4 June 2006 (UTC)