The Chris Moeller Archives

Fallon for Congress

One of the most important things that progressives can do in these trying times (post-New Hampshire?) is to challenge their failed Washington representatives in their home districts. It's time to put an end to the disastrous strategy of allowing the same ineffectual triangulators in the center-right of our government to run unopposed from the left (a la Cindy Sheehan opposing House Speaker Pelosi). Sherman Hill neighbor-- and former state representative and candidate for governor-- Ed Fallon will make the formal announcement next week that he's challenging fellow Democrat Leonard Boswell for his seat as Iowa's 3rd district representative in the Congress. The primary will be held June 3rd.

The 73-year-old Boswell, when he's bothered to do anything at all in Washington, has repeatedly provided for President Bush the corporate and militaristic cover that he needs from the "opposition" party to run his illegal war on the Iraqi people and his bogus, politically-motivated "war on terror" on the American people. Fallon has fought for peace and against corporate greed throughout his political career. In the Democratic primary race for governor in 2006, he collected 26% of the vote after the Des Moines Register predicted he'd get 5%. In last week's caucus results, John Edwards, whom Fallon endorsed, carried six counties in the 3rd district, while Hillary Clinton, whom Boswell endorsed, carried none.


Now I have to put off changing my party registration again.



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Congratulations to Goose Gossage, baseball's newest Hall of Famer, for being born in 1951. The former New York Yankees closer got out of the game when the gettin' was good. Nearly one-third of the Yankees' 2000 team was named in the Mitchell/Selig steroid report, but I'm sure if the Goose had played with the team at the time, he would have been clean.

posted by CM @ 8:45 PM