Op-Ed: Labrador should quit Congress

In an op-ed in today’s Lewiston Tribune, Idaho Rep. Mat Erpelding, D-Boise, comments:

Lewiston Tribune Opinion editor Marty Trillhaase criticized my call for Congressman Raul Labrador to resign his seat while running for governor. In fact, Labrador is stumping for votes today, well outside his 1st Congressional District, in Idaho Falls. In reading Trillhaase’s editorial, I was struck by the fact that he and I seem to agree on at least one thing: Labrador’s values are bad for Idaho.

Idahoans value hard work, fairness and ethical leadership. In that regard, Trillhaase makes several cogent points. First, Congress will only work 145 days this year (not exactly hard work). The implication is that Labrador has a ton of free time the rest of the year to do whatever he wants. That’s not high praise. More here.