So, the GOP wants to keep digging their own political grave.
So be it!
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Vin Weber
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota’s 2nd district
In office
1983-1993
Preceded by Tom Hagedorn
Succeeded by David Minge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota’s 6th district
In office
1981-1983
Preceded by Richard Nolan
Succeeded by Gerry Sikorski
Born July 24, 1952 (1952-07-24) (age 58)
Slayton, Minnesota
Political party Republican
Residence Walker, Minnesota
Alma mater University of Minnesota
John Vincent Weber (born July 24, 1952 in Slayton, Minnesota) is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. Weber attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1970 to 1974. He had been the co-publisher of Murray County newspaper and the president of Weber Publishing Company. He was press secretary to Representative Tom Hagedorn from 1974 to 1975, a senior aide to Senator Rudy Boschwitz from 1977 to 1980. Weber had also been a delegate to the Minnesota State Republican conventions in 1972 and 1978. In 1980, at the age of 28 he was elected to the Sixth Congressional District, defeating Archie Baumann by 53 to 47 percent. Baumann had been an aide to former congressman Richard Nolan. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1992, and is now a resident of Walker, Minnesota.
Weber retired from congress in 1992, two years before the “Gingrich revolution”, after being caught up in the House banking scandal which revealed the bank had repeatedly paid overdrafts for 125 checks on his account.[1] However, as secretary of the House Republican caucus and key adviser to Gingrich, he was considered one of the architects of the Republican’s success in 1994. He briefly was a commentator on National Public Radio the following year about developments in Congress after the Republicans took control of the House, providing commentary on the “revolution” he had helped create. Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting reported that Weber frequently offered his opinions on NPR about health care issues, but never revealed that he was a paid lobbyist for several health insurance giants.
He is a member of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) and was one of the signers of the PNAC Letter sent to US President Bill Clinton dated January 26, 1998, advocating “the removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime from power” along with Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and 29 other notable Republicans.[2]
Currently, Weber is managing partner of the Washington, D.C. branch of lobbying firm Clark & Weinstock. In 2006, Weber’s firm received $360,297 from home mortgage giant Freddie Mac to lobby on their behalf.[1]
Weber also serves as chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy, a private, nonprofit organization designed to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts. He is a senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota, where is co-director of the Policy Forum. He also serves on the Advisory Board [2] of the Institute for Law and Politics at the University of Minnesota Law School. Weber is a board member of several private sector and nonprofit organizations, including ITT Educational Services, Department 56, and the Aspen Institute. He also serves on the Board of The Council on Foreign Relations and co-chaired the Independent Task Force on U.S. Policy toward Reform in the Arab World with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. In addition, Weber is a member of the U.S. Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board.
Weber served as the Bush-Cheney ‘04 Plains States Regional Chairman. On January 16, 2007, Weber became Policy Chairman for Romney for President Exploratory Committee.[3]
One of many positives for Palin.
The republican establishment is quite isolated from rank and file Americans. Sarah said exactly what needed to be said, and at precisely the correct time.
I'm about done with the GOP.
So Vinny, my boyblue, get your lips off Bambi’s Heinie (i leave it to the audience to decide what other Bambi body parts this RINO excrement has his lips attached to), stand up and join the demonrat party like you want to.
VIN WEBER: “Well, we really don’t know who advises her. She’s quite isolated from what you might think of as the Republican establishment.
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Hey, Weber, out here in the real world that’s a plus, clown.