Yes, I am specifically attached to this race since I live in the district currently served by Leonard Boswell (D).
Leonard came into office in 1997. When he first entered Congress, he promised that he would serve no more than 4 terms. He has served 6 already. He votes along party lines over 95% of the time. Although he has supported President Bush on some key bills that served a more conservative agenda, he also voted with Bush on the $700 Billion Bailout. Reviewing his record, he appears to be both socially and fiscally moderate to slightly liberal.
Kim Schmett (R) has served as the chief administrative law judge with the Iowa Department of Inspections and[...]
By Art Smith. Posted Monday, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:32 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Bipartisanship, Economy, Energy, Iowa, Leonard Boswell, Markets, Recession, US Congress, US Treasury
My cohort DJ is going to disagree with me. Just you wait and see.
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Today did not scare me. It did surprise me, because I didn’t think that Congress had the ability to face down the President, Treasury Secretary and their own part leaders all at the same time. (For the votes [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Tuesday, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:00 am Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, ANWR, Accountability, Chuck Grassley, Democrats, Drill Baby Drill, Economy, Energy, Featured, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, Leonard Boswell, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Harkin, US Congress
Crude oil dropped to $105/bbl Monday, down $1.26. After hours the price continued to fall, as of midnight it was hanging around $102/bbl.
Since hitting it’s high at 147.27 on July 11 (that’s still less than 2 months ago), the price has fallen almost 30%. According to most Democrats, this would only be possible if actual [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 15, 2008 at 8:17 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Leonard Boswell, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Last week I started taking my bicycle to work. It’s about 7.5 miles as the crow flies, and my shortest (and most difficult) route is about 8.5 miles… the longest (and easiest) route is 13 miles. Downtown Des Moines is at a slightly lower elevation than the suburb of West Des Moines where I live, [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008 at 10:31 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Ann Coulter, Blogging, Gardening, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Politics, John McCain, Leonard Boswell, McGehee, Primaries, Weather
Just a few reflections on the day…
Politics:
News reports put Hillary ending her campaign on Friday or Saturday. As usual, I’ll believe it when I see it. It’s sad that Hillary has had such a hard time concluding her campain:
“We pledged to support her to the end,” said Representative Charles B. Rangel, a New York Democrat [...]
Today is the day we decide who will represent our parties for non-Presidential offices. Where I live (West Des Moines, Iowa District 3) we have only one race that matters for Republicans today (US Senate seat, to run against Tom Harkin… 3 candidates in the Primary: Steve Rathje, Christopher Reed, and George Eichhorn), and I [...]
I had the privilege of participating as a delegate to my first Republican Polk County (Iowa) convention. It was a great experience. We ended up with significantly more people than expected (usually 50% of the elected delegates show up, we had about 70%+) which had a big impact on our start time and [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Sunday, Jan 27, 2008 at 10:30 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, Des Moines Register, GOMLP, Iowa, Iowa Politics, Leonard Boswell, McGehee, Other Bloggers, Republican Party, Tom Harkin, US Politics
I am amazed that the Republican Party in Iowa is intent on rolling over so easily this year. In a story in today’s Des Moines Register, we find out that party leaders and potential candidates have essentially decided it’s not worth the effort to put up a race against Leonard Boswell (Democrat-Iowa 3rd District [...]
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