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Article: Bob Schaffer: Republican has a thirst to be 'where the debate is'.(News)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2008
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Byline: Ed Sealover, Rocky Mountain News
Bob Schaffer is a man who has never had trouble finding his voice.
While serving in Congress from 1997 to 2002, he was a member of the "theme team," whose job was to speak often about Republican Party values. He threw out one-minute barbs to start the day. He unleashed hourlong monologues while practically alone in the chamber at 11 p.m. He spoke on the floor 424 times in six years.
It wasn't just that the Fort Collins businessman had words and sounds coming out of his mouth. He had a point of view - a low-tax, limited-government, conservative voice - and there was never a question where Bob Schaffer ...