Centerfield

Bu Bye

JD Hayworth has finally conceded. Though not my congressman, I can't tell you how much I hoped he'd go down in defeat. To me he was the worst of politics: bombastic, self-centered and frankly, a light-weight. Apparently, others saw what I saw

In September, Washingtonian magazine reported that Hayworth had ended up in second place among House members in its annual survey of congressional staffers - in the "Biggest Windbag" category.

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I look for Harry Mitchell to take over the mantle of Jim Kolbe: quiet, competent, consensus-building. And although you wouldn't know it from some of his campaign ads, this heartens me

When asked what his earliest priorities as a lawmaker will be, Mitchell said, "We've got to do something with illegal immigration

Given Harry's "pre-campaign" positions on immigration, I assume he'll be behind something more substantial than "the wall".

UPDATE JD won't go gently in that good night according to this AZ Republic article about fellow Arizonan John Shadegg's loss for Minority Whip.

Shadegg would not say so Friday, but his efforts to defeat Blunt may have been hindered by fellow Arizona GOP Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who is steamed over his defeat last week by Democrat Harry Mitchell. In angry comments to fellow House Republicans this week in Washington, Hayworth has been pointing to what he views as involvement by Shadegg and fellow Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake in negative pre-election depictions of him and other Republicans in some media.

Posted by c3 at November 15, 2006 08:29 AM