Wall Street Journal calls Rogan "Still an All-Star"

OpinionJournal's Political ^ | June 20, 2005 | Wall Street JournaL

[PDR]

Rogan's Run?

Former California Congressman Jim Rogan has been happily working as a lawyer in Yorba Linda, California. Sales of his autobiography, detailing his rise to success from his roots as the juvenile delinquent son of a welfare mom, are going briskly. He still gets fan letters from people who recall how his service as a House impeachment manager in 1999 led to his defeat for re-election the next year.

Lately those fans have been urging him to run for the Orange County House seat likely to be vacated when Rep. Chris Cox moves up to become chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Free Enterprise Fund, a conservative group in Washington -- www.enterprisepac.org --, launched a campaign to draft him. Last Thursday, an Orange County GOP dinner featured a spontaneous demonstration on his behalf complete with fans urging, "Run, Rogan, Run." Former Orange County GOP Chair Tom Fuentes weighed in with his own endorsement.

But the former congressman is demurring -- although not quite making a Sherman-like declaration. He points out that he doesn't live in the district and is content with his current situation. He told the Los Angeles Times it would take a personal call from President Bush or Mr. Cox to alter his thinking. But he certainly didn't forswear a future political effort.

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Go to www.enterprisepac.org to sign the online petition urging Rogan to make the race in California's 48th Congressional District.

[GraniteStateConservative]

His work on the impeachment trial would earn him my support.

[SMARTY]

I remember he was one focused and savvy fellow!

[seenenuf]

WSJ a little out of the loop on this, as "New Majority" group of very moderate Orange County Pubs will support Bill Campbell for the Cox seat - unfortunately. These are a bunch of rich guys who think they can NOT beat a Ca. Dem, unless they talk like a Dem, at the expense of supporting conservatives in past elections (2), even in Red Orange County.

Bill Campbell is announced and in the race,and he can
self-fund - putting Jim Rogan at a big $$ disadvantage.
Rogan lost his last election because 'Ken &John' talk radio show slimed him as a sacrifice for not being tough enough on illegals. All Southern Ca was 'entertained' by the event.

[seenenuf]

re your support....

me to! Send about 2.5 million and he's Orange County's new
Congressman.

[seenenuf]

Evidently Jim Rogan remarked about your bumper stickers --
saying he wished he had them in the last election, and
before he moved out of his district. Hope you think a
draft is a reasonable possibility, before we start spliting
the Repub further. O.C. is one of the last red hold-out in a blue state.