[Speed Gibson,
Tuesday September 18, 2007 at 8:52pm]
I Got no Friends to Help Me Now
I'm losing influence in Washington. There was a time I think when the President, both Senators and my Congressman were Republicans. Forgive me if I don't look it up. That was then. This is now, with my Representative Jim Ramstad retiring. I share the pessimism that this will be uphill for the GOP to retain this seat, RINO or Conservative.
After the 2008 election, I could be left with absolutely no representation in Washington. I don't think even Senator Coleman's a lock in a state stupid enough to give Sen. Amy Klobuchar a 20 point win.
What we have here is a problem somewhat similar to what the DFL went through replacing Bruce Vento and Martin "Olva" Sabo. Both were relatively sudden openings, catching the usual suspects by surprise. We saw heated contests to select the new heirs to two of the safest Democratic seats in Congress. No one had been groomed for a graceful transition.
That probably couldn't have happened in the DFL, where power is everything. But couldn't the Republicans have done something here? Like transition the seat when times are good or least quiet, not during a Presidential cycle and a war?
Actually, I'm somewhat upbeat on the Presidency, given the weak national Democratic field. But as for the rest, c'mon Mike Hatch, give it another try!
After the 2008 election, I could be left with absolutely no representation in Washington. I don't think even Senator Coleman's a lock in a state stupid enough to give Sen. Amy Klobuchar a 20 point win.
What we have here is a problem somewhat similar to what the DFL went through replacing Bruce Vento and Martin "Olva" Sabo. Both were relatively sudden openings, catching the usual suspects by surprise. We saw heated contests to select the new heirs to two of the safest Democratic seats in Congress. No one had been groomed for a graceful transition.
That probably couldn't have happened in the DFL, where power is everything. But couldn't the Republicans have done something here? Like transition the seat when times are good or least quiet, not during a Presidential cycle and a war?
Actually, I'm somewhat upbeat on the Presidency, given the weak national Democratic field. But as for the rest, c'mon Mike Hatch, give it another try!