Bye Bye Regula
GOP Members of Congress may be worthless when it comes to running the United States government, but they appear to be quite prescient when it comes to determining their reelection factor for 2008.
Roll Call (subscription) is reporting that Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH), after serving 18 terms, is expected to announce his retirement possibly as soon as tomorrow. Given Regula’s age (will be 83 in December), his decision is not suspect, however I doubt he will have trouble finding enough people for a foursome at the country club next Spring.
Who is his likely successor? God forbid, another terrorist-sympathizing, doesn’t-support-the-troops, tax-and-spend Democrat.
Regula’s northeast Ohio district is considered a prime pickup opportunity for Democrats in an open-seat scenario. President Bush carried the district with 54 percent of the vote in 2004, but Democrats are high on their candidate, state Sen. John Boccieri.
Republican state Sens. Kirk Schuring and Ron Amstutz have expressed interest in running for Regula’s seat if the Congressman retires. Ashland County Commissioner Matt Miller, who lost to Regula in the 2006 Republican primary, already is running.
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