All eyes around the USA, including those of Sen. Chambliss, will be on the 10th District -- Uneasy thoughts on Rep. Norwood & the 10th District
Today the AJC's Political Insider observes:
Politics is full of crass moments, and this may be one of them.
No one wants to see U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood of Augusta leave the stage. . . . But already several figures are said to be making contingency plans for the quick, a one-month, non-partisan campaign that would result if the seat becomes vacant.
One thought dominates: A race for the very conservative 10th District in northeast Georgia could be one of the first federal elections in the post-’06 climate, a test of what the GOP base now thinks of Iraq and the remaining months of the Bush administration.
And it might become a guidepost for any Republican facing election in ’08.
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And yesterday the Political Insider reported and reminded us:
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a Republican who faces his first re-election test in 21 months, exhibited frustration with the Iraq war Tuesday by casting one of three committee votes against General George Casey, President Bush’s nomination as Army chief of staff.
“Gen. Casey has been the top commander on the ground in Iraq, and frankly under his leadership we haven’t done so well in the last two and a half years,” Chambliss told the Associated Press after the vote. “I just don’t think the operation has gone very well under his leadership.”
Georgia is widely viewed as pro-military, and one of the most friendly to the president. But last month, Strategic Vision, the GOP polling firm, reported that only 38 percent of the state’s voters approved of Bush’s Iraq policy.
Also, remember that one day after his State of the Union speech last month, Bush flew down to Fort Benning to talk to the troops. Two Georgia congressmen accompanied the president. Chambliss was not among them.
Politics is full of crass moments, and this may be one of them.
No one wants to see U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood of Augusta leave the stage. . . . But already several figures are said to be making contingency plans for the quick, a one-month, non-partisan campaign that would result if the seat becomes vacant.
One thought dominates: A race for the very conservative 10th District in northeast Georgia could be one of the first federal elections in the post-’06 climate, a test of what the GOP base now thinks of Iraq and the remaining months of the Bush administration.
And it might become a guidepost for any Republican facing election in ’08.
_______________
And yesterday the Political Insider reported and reminded us:
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a Republican who faces his first re-election test in 21 months, exhibited frustration with the Iraq war Tuesday by casting one of three committee votes against General George Casey, President Bush’s nomination as Army chief of staff.
“Gen. Casey has been the top commander on the ground in Iraq, and frankly under his leadership we haven’t done so well in the last two and a half years,” Chambliss told the Associated Press after the vote. “I just don’t think the operation has gone very well under his leadership.”
Georgia is widely viewed as pro-military, and one of the most friendly to the president. But last month, Strategic Vision, the GOP polling firm, reported that only 38 percent of the state’s voters approved of Bush’s Iraq policy.
Also, remember that one day after his State of the Union speech last month, Bush flew down to Fort Benning to talk to the troops. Two Georgia congressmen accompanied the president. Chambliss was not among them.
posted by Sid Cottingham | 12:08 PM
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