David Dreier Re-emerges
In a blog about the Tom DeLay indictment and temporary (?) resignation from his House leadership post, Michelle Malkin says the following:
Rep. David Dreier is being recommended as DeLay's temporary replacement. Left-wingers have already launched a disgusting and cowardly smear attack on Dreier (hat tip: Jonah Goldberg). Shame on them.
Breitbart says:
GOP congressional officials said Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., will recommend that Rep. David Dreier of California step into those duties. Some of the duties may go to the GOP whip, Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri. The Republican rank and file may meet as early as Wednesday night to act on Hastert's recommendation.
Worship the Glitch has compiled Dreier ratings (emphasis mine):
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record.
Rated 27% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record.
Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record.
Rated 33% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes.
Rated 20% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes.
Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes.
Rated 66% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families.
Rated 72% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record.
Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record.
Rated 14% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record.
Rated 22% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record.
Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration.
Rated 7% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-labor voting record.
Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record.
Rated 64% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes.
The Hack n Flak entry wasn't a left-wing attack, but a right-wing attack:
This is a big vote of confidence for Dreier that he'll need in order to fend off a primary challenge from March next year. (March has hinted that he will challenge Dreier in the Republican primary next year because of Dreier's vote against the cessation of monetary aid to Mexico for not extraditing criminals back to the U.S. March's son, a law enforcement officer in Los Angeles, was killed by a Mexican fugitive.)
And, as expected, there's a lot of talk about Dreier's personal life. (Let's just say that Ontario Christian wouldn't allow him to enroll his children, if he had any.)
Well, the emergence of Dreier will give John and Ken something to talk about. They haven't blogged about Dreier since August:
American flags and an occasional Bush-Cheney election sticker greeted the 53-year-old as he knocked on doors north of 14th Street and slightly west of Mountain Avenue [in Upland, California].
Dreier, a powerful Republican who has served the 26th District since 1980, said he was prompted to put on his walking shoes to clear up misperceptions of his record – especially regarding illegal immigration.
“You have to go out and meet people,” he said, before heading out in the Upland neighborhood. “It’s very clear that the issue of illegal immigration and border security has been distorted, and I want to clarify my record.”
Dreier faced unusually strong opposition in his election last year after he was targeted by radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou of KFI-AM’s “The John and Ken Show.” The duo led an aggressive campaign to oust Dreier, citing him as soft on illegal immigration.
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