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Trib: Meet Idaho’s Sen. Two-fer

Idaho’s two Republican senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, voted the same way 93 percent of the time last year. Out of 15 all-Republican Senate delegations, that’s second only to Wyoming’s John Barrasso and Michael Enzi, who matched 95 percent of their votes. Which would be fine if Risch voted like Crapo. Center-right, but rational, Crapo has pursued wilderness protection for the Owyhee Canyonlands. He worked on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. He served as a member of the Senate Gang of Eight that was willing to admit deficit reduction required more taxes. But ever since he arrived in the Senate in 2009, Risch made a beeline for the right/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Which Idaho U.S. senator do you consider more effective?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog