RIP

From Politico...

"I used to tell the staff, whenever we would talk about something like that, that you don't start talking about politics at all," Ray told The Associated Press during an interview in November 2011. "Let's just decide what the right thing to do is, and then we'll decide how to promote it."
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Recalling his time at the state's helm, Ray said he was especially proud of his work beginning in 1975 to resettle refugees from the Vietnam War in Iowa. The state became one of the largest resettlement locations in the U.S., and Ray dismissed any notion that relocating thousands of people fleeing Vietnam to his largely rural Midwestern state would carry political risks.

"It was saving the lives of refugees," Ray said. "People would say that you might not get re-elected and I would say I can make more money if I don't get re-elected."

if my old memory serves correctly.

I recall a young punk Branstad as Ray's Lt. Guv who the repugs then nominated to follow Ray.