Editorial: Upton is wrong choice for House Energy and Commerce Committee

[Commentary] If nothing else, Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) has a lot of nerve to campaign to succeed California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep Upton is wholly unsuitable for the job, as a stroll down Memory Lane quickly reminds us. At a time when creating millions of new jobs is essential if we are to get the economy growing, House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner should do whatever is necessary to ensure that a genuine conservative become chairman of the committee.