Working away in my little cabin in Goldfield, my peace was interrupted today by repeated internet radio ads from Democratic Congresswoman and Senate candidate Jacky Rosen.
From the usual array of just ordinary folks (veterans, a teacher, a medical worker) we learn that:
- She works with both parties and across party lines. She even joined a bipartisan congressional group.
- She wrote legislation to improve veterans health care and President Trump signed it into law.
- She stood up to Nancy Pelosi to reform the VA.
- She passed bi-partisan legislation strengthening science and math education
Forgive my suspicions about conversions on the road to Washington - I don't think we will see Jacky Rosen in the Nevada Whig Party anytime soon.
I think this ad campaign is a reaction to the disgust many American felt over the circus surrounding the approval of our latest Supreme Court Justice. No matter where you stand on the outcome, the process demeaned everybody involved. Polling analysts such as Nate Silver suggest that momentum in the mid-term Senate races has shifted as a result.
It is nonetheless reassuring to see that experienced politicians are starting to wake up and smell the coffee. They are being driven to adopt Whig-like rhetoric - perhaps in time they might even adopt Whig policies! Americans are fed up with bi-partisan cat-fights and tribal politics. Instead of squabbling over who gets to be in power, we should be focusing our attention on creating and implementing practical, reasonable solutions to the problems we're facing. We need to elect people who are really committed to public service.
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