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Edit: Mike Cleans Up Raul’s Messes

U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, is tired of cleaning up the messes his seat mate, 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador, keeps leaving behind. Case in point was last week's Department of Homeland Security debacle. Seeking leverage against President Obama's executive order sparing 5 million undocumented workers from deportation, Labrador's House Freedom Caucus deprived Speaker John Boehner of the votes needed just to keep the agency afloat for three weeks. It was left to Simpson not only to cast a responsible vote, but to serve as floor manager for the measure ultimately shoring up America's first line of defense against terrorism. But this weekend, Simpson broke his silence. Well, sort of/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Do you think the 1st Congressional District would swap us Simpson for Labrador, if we agree to throw in the entire Kootenai County legislative delegation, too?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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