It's a pretty Republican place.

It's not like he wants to be a DNA or criminal justice crusader. It is not his hope that his actions will help the death penalty abolition movement. In each case, he's just tried to pick the right course.

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

Pretty

That's what I am, I guess.
I mean, people have been telling
me that's what I am since
I was two. Maybe younger.

Pretty

as a picture. (Who wants
to be a cliché?) Pretty as
an angel. (Can you see them?)
Pretty as a butterfly. (But

isn't

that really just a glam bug?)
Cliché, invisible, or insectlike,
I grew up knowing I was
pretty and believing everything

good

about me had to do with how
I looked. The mirror was my best
friend. Until it started telling
me I wasn't really pretty

enough.

It lathers up pretty good and you can wipe it off and your hair feels reasonably clean.

I think she is going to really try to make a difference. We all have a pretty good feeling that she is going to help everyone feel better about the institution.