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COLUMN: Jim Leach: A statesman for Obama
John McGlothlen
Aug. 28, 2008 1:35 pm
From Capitol Chronicles by Susan J. Demas, at MLive.com:
My former congressman chuckled that as a veteran of five Republican National Conventions, he'd never expected to be at a DNC, either."When I was asked to speak, it startled me at first and I had to think about it for a moment," Leach said during a phone interview Wednesday. "But I made a commitment and I decided to go all out." ...
"When I was asked to speak, it startled me at first and I had to think about it for a moment," Leach said during a phone interview Wednesday. "But I made a commitment and I decided to go all out." ...