Not the Way to Save Money

I don’t think anyone buys Tony Beilenson’s story that he’s closing the Thousand Oaks congressional office “to economize” on costs. If Beilenson really wants to save money, why doesn’t he cut back on the $300,000 worth of franked mail he sends out every year in taxpayer-funded campaigning? I think the ability of ordinary citizens to walk into their congressman’s office is a lot more important than this self-promotional junk mail.

Beilenson is simply punishing the Conejo Valley because it voted for me, and against him, by a whopping 2-1 margin in the recent election. This kind of small-minded politics and pettiness on his part is certainly one of the reasons why. We deserve better.

Richard Sybert, Calabasas