[TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa]

Harkin also explained why he's helping Democrats prevent a Senate vote on the confirmation of lawyer Miguel Estrada to a federal court judgeship.

Harkin told his colleagues he's heard that Estrada - who learned English after immigrating to America from Honduras, who graduated with honors from Harvard's law school, who was given the highest possible rating by the American Bar Association, a man Harkin's never met - might be a "right-wing kook."

Harkin also is outraged that Estrada refuses to answer senators' questions.

Senate records show Harkin has not asked a single question of Estrada.

[BOBTHENAILER]

In fact, some of the spots are already airing in four states: Nevada, Arkansas, Indiana and North Carolina. All those states have significant and growing Latino populations -- and Democratic senators seeking re-election in 2004. There are more ads coming in Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, North Dakota and South Dakota. And just to make sure Latino voters don't miss the point about Democrats and their opposition to Estrada, some Republican spots are in Spanish.

Iowa was last year's election. Hopefully this will carry forward to 06 for Harkin

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

It is time for Iowa farmers and other decent folk in that once great state (I am native of Iowa, gives me the right to sound off) to tell the leftists in Iowa City and other bastions of left wing professor influence to pound salt and get rid of Harkin and his like in Iowa politics.