Sunday, December 17, 2006

 

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Time's Joe Klein awards Jim Leach a Teddy award (in honor of president Roosevelt). Here's what he has to say:
Congressman Jim Leach, the Iowa Republican, was a terrific public servant for 30 years. He was always independent, always scrupulously honest. He lost this year, and the manner of his losing is instructive. He refused to allow the Republican National Committee to distribute a negative mailing about his opponent. He called Ken Mehlman, then the r.n.c. chair, and threatened to caucus with the Democrats if such negative mailings didn't stop. They stopped, but the Congressman lost narrowly to an academic named Dave Loebsack, who had similarly refused to attack him. A former foreign service officer, Leach would make a terrific U.S. ambassador to the U.N., but I doubt that Bush would appoint an anti–Iraq-war multilateralist.
I don't think Leach actually threatened to switch parties. Does anyone have authoritative information on this?

I realize we've been spending a lot of time on the long goodbye here, but having a congressman like Jim Leach is a once in a lifetime experience, and that's if you're lucky.

# posted by G.O.C. @ 10:23 AM
Comments:
It has been said by those who would know in Leach's office that if the mailings would not stop that Leach would not caucus with the R's.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 3:32 PM
 
There's a difference between not caucusing with the GOP and switching parties. I'd have loved to be in on that conversation though.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 10:02 PM
 
Leach is a classy guy. Didn't always agree with him, but you always knew where he stood on the issues.


http://www.iowansforromney.com/
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 11:30 AM
 
Congressman Ron Paul is - along with Jim Leach - one of the few independent-minded Republicans that originally opposed the Irag War Resolution of 2002.

I feel Jim Leach will make an excellent US ambassador - or other appointment - in the Ron Paul administration.

And for the record - to any other Mitt Romney supporters - see the link below.

Romney is way too liberal with gay rights activism in Massachusetts and his support of the abortion pill RU-486 for my favor. I wouldn't expect him to appeal to other Iowa Republicans, even if he hasn't dropped out of the race by the August 11 straw poll.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4:00 PM
 
the link to The Mitt Romney Deception is :
http://massresistance.org/docs/marriage/romney/record/
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4:12 PM
 
C.R. said...

"I feel Jim Leach will make an excellent US ambassador - or other appointment - in the Ron Paul administration."

We agree - Iowa and other states' farming interests need to be well represented in the trade agreements of the Federal government.

http://iowansforronpaul2008.blogspot.com
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 11:31 AM
 
Having Jim Leach certainly is a once in a lifetime experience if you are lucky. If you are unlucky they get elected again.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 6:23 PM
 
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