The young Congressman from our district, Rep. Raul Labrador, ran on a very idealistic platform that essentially boiled down to "America was a much better place in the 19th century, and we should return to that" -- basically, straight Tea Party doctrine. (My posts from the campaign are here, here, and here.) As the underdog, Rep. Labrador apparently felt he needed to tap into Tea Party anger to get the Republican nomination, so he was the only major candidate to fill out the Tea Party Boise questionnaire. This document asked the candidates to "commit" or "pledge" to do several things, many of which were clearly delusional. Among the things that Candidate Labrador pledged to do was to "Vote "NO" on any bill that has not been read and understood by you and published on the web for at least 7 days prior to the vote"/Bubblehead, The Stupid Shall Be Punished. More here.

• Granny, we ain't got no home phone, no more, does we?/Dennis Mansfield
• Honey, I killed Medicaid, and: New candidate for evil empire?/Fort Boise
• It's Earth Day/Rick Johnson, Idaho Conservation League
• Trail won't switch party in face of closed-primary system/Dustin Hurst, IReporter
• Idaho Department of Corrections denies censorship claim/Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Where is Kenesaw Mountain Landis when you need him?/Marc Johnson
• Opting out of Medicaid -- and its billion dollars?/Randy Stapilus, Ridenbaugh Press
• Salmon season brings hope and possible legal closure/Rocky Barker, Statesman

Question: Does Labrador have some 'splainin' to do to Tea Party minions?