Congressman Leonard Boswell's campaign has been giving the incumbent an image makeover as the June 3 primary approaches.

I learned from direct-mail pieces this month that Boswell is "Taking on George Bush for the Changes We Need," as well as "working to bring the troops home every day" and "Taking on powerful interests" to deliver health care to all Iowans.

These campaign communications bring to mind Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote: "What you do shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what you say."

Progressive Kick has created a website that shows in quite an entertaining way what Boswell has been doing during his six terms in Congress. Let's just say he hasn't been much of a crusader against powerful interests.

Join me after the jump for more.

Welcome to the latest diary in my series on the Democratic primary in Iowa's third Congressional district. Ed Fallon is challenging Leonard Boswell, who was first elected to this seat in 1996.

Today, I consider who would represent this district more effectively in Congress.

Here are links to my previous diaries on this campaign:

cross-posted from EENR blog and Daily Kos

Welcome to the latest diary in my series on the Democratic primary campaign in Iowa's third Congressional district.

Today's topic: will progressive Democrats vote for the candidate who is closest to them on the issues, or will other concerns push them toward the incumbent?

Well, it all comes down to this. Who will win the crown and sash? Which age group will turn out the most? What will David Yepsen say today that makes youth organizers scream?

At this early early hour in the morning candidates across Iowa are preparing for the day. John Edwards has stopped along the road to feed a small village, Barack Obama’s campaign is hurriedly attempting to generation holograms of The Oprah to put her in each precinct location, and Hillary Clinton is already loading up her U-Haul to move into the White House to show voters she’s winning national polls.

I've been in Iowa for a week, doing whatever it takes to win Iowa and the Democratic Nomination for Senator Joe Biden.

I'm beyond talking about Chuck Grassley and Tom Carper's Bankruptcy Bill, or the Clarence Thomas hearings that were cut short by Anita Hill's team. I'm beyond pedantic enucleations of back-door bureaucratic negotiations. I'm way beyond Hillary bashing. I'm not even asking for money. Instead, I'm going to tell you a story that in some ways goes back to a young college student in his small town's only diner, and in other ways goes back to a young man growing up in Delaware. Hopefully, you will indulge me as I go back in to my past, our past, and Joe Biden's past with some of my recollections and a few quotes that help tell the story. To those enamored with brevity, I apologize for the commodious topics covered in this diary. I think it's a rewarding read, but it's not for the faint of heart. Perhaps it will tell you more about a great Democratic Senator and a little about ourselves. And so it begins ...

As I'm sure everyone here knows, the Iowa caucuses are not for the faint of heart, politically speaking. Low temperatures, bad weather, not to mention having to be at a caucus for as long as four hours while telling other people why you support who you're supporting.  It can be almost exhausting from what I hear.  Which is why I'm curious about the recent polling in Iowa.