Congresswoman Candy Miller, in her pursuit of the
chairmanship of the House Homeland Security Committee, is up against a common
complaint: Michigan already has three committee chairs, why should the state
get a fourth?
The three current chairs are: Reps. Dave Camp of Midland,
Ways and Means Committee; Fred Upton of St. Joseph, Energy and Commerce
Committee; and Mike Rogers of Brighton, Intelligence Committee.
Miller’s two competitors for the Homeland Security panel’s
top spot are Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas and Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama – a different
Mike Rogers, not the congressman from Brighton.
When Miller’s colleagues say Michigan should not have
four chairs, the Harrison Township Republican has a comical answer: “Well, what
about Mike Rogers? You can’t have two Mike Rogers as committee chairs. It’s too
confusing.”