I've been a Republican since Reagan. I voted for Bush and his father. I don't tell a lot of people, because I live in a city where somebody who voted for Bush is really an outcast

People would be surprised to know that,

He convinced me to become a Republican. He saw the light. He got baptized.

I think we can raise the level of discussion by asking tough questions. The Republican members of the board I find to be rather congenial, so I don't think they're going to be combative just because Dan or I have suggested an idea.

Iowans tend to like mavericks. Grassley is pretty much a down-the-line Republican, but with a maverick streak.

Mister Fisher, the Deputy County Executive, has changed his party enrollment from Republican, back to Democrat,