I would like to thank Rep. Jim Matheson for having the wisdom and courage to resist the siren song of a more glamorous office and to stay in the House of Representatives. The Blue Dog Democrats are the only thing keeping the profligate left and the corporatist right from ripping the country apart.
Matheson, I wish you were my representative.
Dave Wilson
Saratoga Springs
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