Hot on the heels of Barns for Obama, here's Republicans for Obama:
"This morning, former Iowa Republican Congressman Jim Leach, former Rhode Island Republican Senator Lincoln Chaffee, and prominent lawyer and former White House intelligence advisor Rita E. Hauser will host a conference call to endorse Senator Barack Obama and announce the formation of Republicans for Obama. Across the country Democrats, independents, and Republicans are coming together in support of Senator Obama to bring change to Washington. Obama has a strong record of bringing people together from the left and the right to solve problems, leading with superior judgment on foreign policy issues, and demonstrating fiscal responsibility." [The Corner]
You can already buy Republicans for Obama badges on the Obama campaign's website. Radio Iowa [via Ben Smith] has more on why Leach -- who, incidentally, once shared an office with Dick Cheney -- is perhaps the most significant of these endorsements. For comparative purposes, check out the tumbleweeds blowing down the street at Democrats For McCain.
