Letter Of The Day

U.S. Rep. Jim Leach has voiced early support for U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, who is vying to replace the indicted Tom DeLay as House majority leader.

Blunt's rapid rise in the House was fueled by DeLay. DeLay and Blunt swapped campaign funds. Blunt, like DeLay, has similar connections to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who recently pleaded guilty to felony bribery charges.

Leach supported DeLay as majority leader with a 70 percent party-line voting record. I'm tired of watching Leach sell out to the radical right and its culture of corruption in Washington. Iowans deserve a representative who will work for us.

-Ellen Ballas, Coralville.

attribution