Leach votes with conservatives about half the time, which is far better than any Democrat.
Instead of violating Reagan's Eleventh Commandment and trashing Republicans, we should be doing something positive.
Such as developing strong candidates for future elections and creating conservative momentum to counter the Vilsack/Harkin death machine.
Leach is pretty much a fiscal conservative and social liberal. People will likely remember him for holding Clinton's feet to the fire. For any other faults he may have, it seems character matters very much to Jim Leach.
We in the 2nd District could do a lot worse, especially considering communist Iowa City and blue-collar Cedar Rapids. I will be pleasantly surprised if a Dem doesn't win his seat when he retires.