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Simpson: ‘Makes you wonder’ about GOP

Strong words from 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, in the latest edition of “The Hill,” a weekly newspaper in Washington, D.C., in the wake of the Larry Craig brouhaha. In the article, Simpson lashed out at Senate Republican leaders who quickly turned on Craig and pressured him to step down in the wake of a sex-solicitation scandal. “I hope I never stub my toe and they throw me under the bus,” Simpson said of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and other Republican leaders. “It kind of makes you wonder what party you want to be a member of.” Click here to see the full article.



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