Edit: Welcome back, Mike Crapo
In his editorial this morning, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune celebrates the "return" of U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo:
Remember the Mike Crapo who went to Washington D.C., as an agent of reform?
Or the Idaho Republican who understood the necessity of crossing the aisle to reach a deal with Democrats?
How about the fellow who, as a member of the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction commission and then the Senate's " Gang of Six," acknowledged he'd have to accept some form of tax increases to get the spending cuts he wanted?
That Crapo resurfaced last week after a long absence.
He's been missing in action at least since the 16-day-long government shutdown in 2013. More here.
Question: I've noticed that U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo has been acting like the old Mike Crapo of late, a visionary leader who does what's right and doesn't react to the reactionary elements of the Tea Party fringe of the Idaho Republican Party. Thoughts?
