[SmithL]

Call a Wahmbulance for the AssPress.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Jim Nussle put together a solidly conservative voting record in Congress despite representing a Democrat-leaning district (carried by Gore and Kerry). He certainly knows how to fight the good fight, and could be just the ticket for President Bush.

Hopefully Nussle will return to elective office soon. He would make a good Senate candidate to take on Harkin (although I think Steve King is looking to run and break the streak of sitting GOP Congressmen losing to Harkin), and he could also regain his House seat in 2008.

BTW, the conservative Nussle raised some eyebrows by joining the Giuliani team in Iowa; I guess he won’t be actively involved in the Iowa Caucuses now. Could Fred Thompson’s entry into the race have led to Nussle realizing the mistake he made by endorsing Giuliani?

[JamesP81]

But Nussle's combative style may be just what President Bush desires for a White House budget director whose tenure will be dominated by battles with the Democratic-controlled Congress over spending.

What kind of hardcore crack is the author smoking here? The only thing he was battling the dems over is so he could spend even more money.

[xjcsa]

The problem with Jim Nussle isn’t that he’s “combative”, it’s that he’s soulless, a terrible excuse for a human being.