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You climb the long ladder of local politics starting as a school principal, serving on the county school board and then finally rising to serve 12 years in your state legislature.
And then you catch the break of a lifetime when the popular young congressman in your district decides to run for higher office leaving you a clear shot at serving in Congress. And you win.
So now what is going to be your first major effort in Congress, Frederica Wilson?
Helping President Barack Obama save health care legislation? Nah.
Maybe addressing the war on our streets between black youth who are killing themselves by the score? No way.
Perhaps it should be an initiative to create jobs or help pump up the dropping housing values of your Florida constituents? Not here.
How has Representative Wilson decided to make a splash in her first few days on Capitol Hill?
Fight over her right to wear a hat in Congress, of course.
Welcome to the new Congress of 2010 where ego-tripping and self promotion have taken the place of legislating and working on behalf of the people who voted you into office.
Wilson has a hat fetish. She claims to own more than 300 hats, many of a garish, sequined variety, and wears them virtually every time she is in public. Okay. If the lady wants a trademark, so be it.
But Wilson has taken her hat jones one step too far.
Her first order of business is trying to overturn a U.S. House rule that blocks women from wearing hats in the chamber. She actually is planning to ask incoming House Speaker John Boehner to overturn the hat ban on the grounds that it is sexist.
I know Wilson will move onto other issues during her term in office. But to me, appearances matter -- especially in politics. And making her first campaign about her stupid hats reveals a level of self-absorption and hubris that is way off the charts.
"Hats are what I wear. People get excited when they see the hats," Wilson explained to a reporter recently. "Some people wear wigs or high-heel shoes or big earrings or pins. This is just me."
Yes, we all are getting the picture that it's all about you, Congresswoman Wilson. Lord help your constituents.
To be fair, Wilson has earned a good reputation for her AIDS awareness and education advocacy in Florida. And that's what makes her idiotic campaign to wear a hat in Congress so selfish and hard to understand.
I know that House members have to run for office every two years but couldn't your hats have waited a little longer?
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Source: http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/11/23/stuff-your-hats-congresswoman-wilson/
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