I love Walz

As reported by cqpolitics.com

"Freshman Democrats will be looking to an unlikely ally for help in the coming weeks: President Bush.

Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota said there is growing consensus among freshmen to join forces with the president on reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind education law (PL 110-107).
Walz, a former high school teacher, said all 42 freshman Democrats were elected by voters who would like to see more bipartisan cooperation. Like Bush, the freshmen back accountability requirements and want to ensure that standards are properly administered, according to Walz.
But Democratic leaders insist that a reauthorization be accompanied by increased education funding. Walz and his first-year colleagues would like to work out a compromise.

“There’s a movement and a commitment to make this better, not scrap it. This is one that all the freshmen feel very strongly about,” Walz said."


I am glad he is doing this. He represents a swing district that we can hope goes Democrat in the presidential election (it probably will) and I think Walz showing his bipartisan creds considering some bloggers (MDE) feel the need to attack Walz constantly for voting like a Democrat.