Trib: McKenzie blows dog whistle
In his Cheers & Jeers column today, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune gives JEERS to … to state Sen. Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa:
He’s on his way to becoming the most ethically challenged candidate for Idaho’s Supreme Court since Daniel Eismann plowed this ground 16 years ago.
What good is a judge if he’s already blown on the dog whistle of partisanship and favoritism? Tilting toward special interests and single-issue constituencies erases any hope he can be impartial while on the bench.
Like Eismann before him, McKenzie campaigned at GOP events, reminding everyone of his Republican credentials. It worked. McKenzie and Rupert attorney Robyn Brody survived a four-way contest in the May primary election and are squaring off in the Nov. 8 runoff.
Now McKenzie is none-too-subtly telegraphing where he stands on such questions as reproductive rights, the Second Amendment and the prerogatives of big business. More here.
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