One to Watch

In these days of conservative cries for fiscal discipline and a return to Constitutional principles, many forego some of the international bodies that just don't work. My personal want is for the United States to withdraw funding from the United Nations and remove all troop support and ambassadors to that organization. Why we give money to a group that lets murderous dictators have a platform to address the world, ranting for hours on end (e.g. Khaddafi, Amhadinajad) is beyond me.

In that spirit, I would like to introduce the reader to Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R. WA). Ms. Rodgers has introduced legislation to revoke the $100 billion dollars pledged to the International Monetary Fund in 2009. This is not the knee jerk reaction of some Tea Party candidate as many liberals would assume. Ms. Rodgers is a 4th term Congresswoman from one of the most liberal states in the U.S. (though the Eastern portion, where her district is, is considerably less so than say, Seattle, or, as they like to think of themselves, New Leningrad). She is concerned with the lack of openness and transparency at the IMF. She also understands that continued borrowing and spending of governments is impeding economic recovery. This makes Ms. Rodgers someone to keep an eye on for the future, even though it is difficult to come to national prominence through the House of Representatives.