Leach Recommended as UN Ambassador

From the Cedar Rapids Gazette...

An Oregon Democrat has recommended President Bush nominate Rep. Jim Leach as the nation's ambassador to the United Nations.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Portland, Ore., on Tuesday paid tribute to Leach on the House floor, praising the Iowa City Republican for his bipartisan cooperation, especially on international issues.

"It was a very moving tribute,'' said Leach chief of staff Greg Wierzynski. ``I've never heard anything remotely as generous and moving as what was said about Congressman Leach this morning.''

Blumenauer, who serves on the International Relations Committee with Leach, is drafting a letter to Bush recommending he nominate the soft-spoken Leach to succeed John Bolton, whose nomination appears to be in trouble in the Senate.

I would support Jim Leach as UN Ambassador. He is intelligent, has the experience, and someone that both sides of the aisle could trust.