Amidst the great flurry of commentary which has emerged over the past week, regarding the ouster of three-term Senator Robert Bennett during last week's Utah GOP nominating convention, we stumbled upon this interesting Op-ed piece in yesterday's Washington Post, wherein Tim Bridgewater, top finisher for Bennett's Senate seat, heading into the June Utah primary, offers his own explanation of the political forces which will ultimately transform the political posture of Utah's federal legislative delegation. Here's the lede:
Last Saturday, delegates to the Utah Republican Party convention retired a three-term incumbent, Sen. Robert F. Bennett. With so many people jumping to conclusions, I'd like to explore what that vote -- in which I finished first, with 57 percent -- means.Check out Bridgewater's full op-ed here:
• In Utah's vote, a wake-up call for WashingtonSo what about it gentle readers? Does Senator Bennett's ouster signal the beginning of national movement toward a new era of "a little humility" in Washington, as Senate candidate Bridgewater suggests? Are we witnessing the initial stage of the dismantling of the national congressional leviathan?
