[The Great RJ]

I have the privilege of knowing Congressman Ganske personally and if any Republican in Iowa has a chance of ridding the Senate of Tom Harkin it's Ganske.

My liberal Democrat wife actually changed party registration to vote for Ganske in a 1994 Iowa primary (I had to promise to change her registration back in case of accident so she wouldn't die a Republican --seriously)and probably voted for him in the general election --she wouldn't admit that to me.

While Ganske may not have 100% conservative values in some people's eyes he is a far cry from Tom Harkin's socialist views and stands a better chance of being elected than a pig farmer from Nora Springs.

[GraniteStateConservative]

I've never understood how marriages like yours and Carville-Matalin's work. How do you deal with someone that thinks so fundamentally differently from you? My wife is no conservative, but she is pro-life and against affirmative action and voted for Bush in 2000 and will probably do so in 2004, but she would have been perfectly happy voting for McCain.

[nonliberal]

...he's a far cry from Harkin's socialist views...

Oh really? Let's look at the records:

Ganske:
Supports McCain/Feingold
Voted to federalize airline security
Supports Ted Kennedy's Patient's Bill of Rights
Received a D-minus from the NRA
Supports embryonic stem cell research
Voted for a Domestic Partners bill

Ganske is a RINO. Salier is not. If you think running Liberal Lite v. Liberal is a good campaign strategy, ask President Dole.

[Mulder]

My liberal Democrat wife actually changed party registration to vote for Ganske in a 1994 Iowa primary

Another reason not to support Ganske! Liberals are the enemy and should be defeated, not compromised with, as Ganske seems to prefer.

I just sent a check into Salier over the weekend. I don't live in Iowa, but I will support those who support the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We don't need anymore limp-wristed RINOs like Ganske.

[Willie Green]

I have had the privilege of knowing a couple pig farmers.
Either one would be better than most of the Republicrat senators in D.C.