Edit: Labrador Wants It Both Ways

At Lewiston Tribune, opinion editor Marty Trillhaase describes circular route taken by ambitious Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador to explain legislation that he opposed which contained two Idaho-centric bills that he sponsored. Trillhaase wrote of a recent Labrador news release: “Only in the seventh paragraph at the end of his press release did Labrador acknowledge voting against the overall bill — and ultimately, his own measures. In other words, Idaho depended on his colleagues from other states — such as Washington’s Doc Hastings and Cathy McMorris Rodgers — who voted yes. Labrador took another stab at it Monday. In a ‘Dear Friends’ letter, he bemoaned the ‘D.C. practice of tying unrelated bills to must-pass legislation,’ forcing him into this awkward position.” More here.