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Stop Petty Fighting, Raul & Mike

In an editorial for the Moscow-Pullman Daily News today, Devin Rokyta lectures U.S. Congressmen Mike Simpson and Raul Labrador to quit fighting and get to work for the state of Idaho, stating in part:

"Accusing Simpson of being a liar is a pretty low blow, and Labrador clearly fails to realize compromise is a key element of effective government. His kind of reasoning - and his refusal to work across the aisle or even with more reasonable members of the Republican party, like Simpson -- is exactly why so little has been accomplished in Congress since the GOP took control of the House in 2010. Labrador and Simpson need to put an end to their pettiness and focus on working for Idaho." More here.

Question: Do you envision Congressman Raul Labrador as ever being something more than a bomb thrower?



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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