https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2012/03/02/norm-dicks-d-wa-06-cuts-and-runs/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 00:22:38 -0400<![CDATA[This one must have hurt, really. I mean: a guy spends over three and a half decades in Congress. He&#8217;s carefully establish himself as a convenient&#8230; receptacle&#8230; for almost-respectable defense lobbyist payoffs. And he&#8217;s just gotten the brass ring: next in line to his party&#8217;s top slot at Appropriations. And in the last Congress? That spot was the Holy Grail for people who wanted to wet their beaks while serving their country. This was, in other words, as close to being Norm Dicks&#8217; moment as is allowable for people who are&#8230; like Norm Dicks.]]>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:00:04 -0500<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2012/03/02/norm-dicks-d-wa-06-cuts-and-runs-n42435