Novak: Dave Reichert the most likely winner of "Appropriations derby"
Yesterday, I wrote about Dave Reichert's public begging for the GOP vacancy on the coveted House Appropriations Committee, which Reichert wants to fill because of the boost he believes it would give to his plodding reelection campaign.
According to The Hill, Reichert has competition for the Appropriations seat from Marilyn Musgrave - another vulnerable Republican seeking the plum prize.
But right wing pundit Robert Novak, who has become infamous for his role in the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame, is predicting in his latest syndicated column that Reichert's dreams will be realized:
Still, Novak's choice of geographic terminology is sure to annoy our callous virtual neighbors over at unSoundPolitics, who like to go to great lengths to draw such distinctions (and did so frequently last cycle).
Reichert backers also can't be pleased with how Novak depicts Reichert's record... has not distinguished himself during three years in Congress. Ouch!
We'll take it a step further...Dave Reichert is a terrible representative. He's ineffective (what accomplishments does he have to speak of?), unnoticeable (ranked as one of the least influential members in Congress), and uninformed (remember his non-answer on media ownership during the October 2006 debate?)
The 8th District deserves better, and it can have better starting next January if it elects Darcy Burner to Congress this November.
According to The Hill, Reichert has competition for the Appropriations seat from Marilyn Musgrave - another vulnerable Republican seeking the plum prize.
But right wing pundit Robert Novak, who has become infamous for his role in the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame, is predicting in his latest syndicated column that Reichert's dreams will be realized:
The most likely winner of the Appropriations derby will be Rep. Dave Reichert, a former sheriff of King County, Wash., who has not distinguished himself during three years in Congress and gets only a 60 percent rating from the American Conservative Union. His sole qualification appears to be that he is the most endangered Republican House member in 2008 and needs to bring home the bacon to Seattle.Seattle, eh? That's the 7th District, Bob...not that we particularly care, since the whole region deserves Democratic representation as far as we're concerned.
Still, Novak's choice of geographic terminology is sure to annoy our callous virtual neighbors over at unSoundPolitics, who like to go to great lengths to draw such distinctions (and did so frequently last cycle).
Reichert backers also can't be pleased with how Novak depicts Reichert's record... has not distinguished himself during three years in Congress. Ouch!
We'll take it a step further...Dave Reichert is a terrible representative. He's ineffective (what accomplishments does he have to speak of?), unnoticeable (ranked as one of the least influential members in Congress), and uninformed (remember his non-answer on media ownership during the October 2006 debate?)
The 8th District deserves better, and it can have better starting next January if it elects Darcy Burner to Congress this November.
# Posted by Andrew : 7:02 PM
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For those who don't remember Reichert's performance at that 2006 debate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hTdZtKK6gQ
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