Some of Sali's detractors have assumed — rather wishfully — that Sali is a one-term political accident who could be dispatched either in a one-on-one GOP primary or in the 2008 general election. I'm skeptical. Still no sign, although it's early, of a primary challenger. Grant and Democratic bloggers are dutifully chronicling Sali's tendency for contrarian no votes (such as votes against federal cockfighting laws and funding for a program for torture victims), but have they found an issue that will catch fire in a conservative 1st District. We heard many times last fall that a vote for Larry Grant was a vote for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Wouldn't it be ironic if Sali wound up staying in Congress for many more years than Pelosi serves as speaker? -- Kevin Richert/Idaho Statesman Opinion Blog.
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
either in a one-on-one GOP primary or in the 2008 general election. I'm skeptical. Still no sign, although it's early, of a primary challenger. Grant and Democratic bloggers are dutifully chronicling Sali's tendency for contrarian no votes (such as votes against federal cockfighting laws and funding for a program for torture victims), but have they found an issue that will catch fire in a conservative 1st District. We heard many times last fall that a vote for Larry Grant was a vote for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Wouldn't it be ironic if Sali wound up staying in Congress for many more years than Pelosi serves as speaker? -- Kevin Richert/Idaho Statesman Opinion Blog.
