Jeers — To Crapo, Risch

In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune gives jeers … to U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both R-Idaho:

“Thursday, they sought to tamp down the Spokesman-Review’s Betsy Russell’s report that the GOP senators were ignoring female applicants for the U.S. District bench being vacated by retiring federal Judge Edward Lodge.Of course, women and men are being interviewed for the job, they said. That’s good to know. But where did anyone get such an idea? Could it be that five prominent women - including a sitting judge and two prosecutors - told Russell they applied for the post but were not interviewed? Among them are two women you’d expect to be on any short list - U.S. Magistrate Candy Dale and U.S Attorney Wendy Olson. Could it be that Risch and Crapo are doing this all behind closed doors? Back in the 1990s, then-Sens. Larry Craig and Dirk Kempthorne used a “vetting committee” to publicly review applications, a process that led to the appointment of U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill. Or could it be Idaho’s abysmal record of not appointing women to the bench.” More here, 4th item

Question: Do you think Sens. Crapo and Risch deserved this Jeer from the Lewiston Tribune?