Credit where credit is due

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Last week I took to task Bennie White, the husband of the immediate past chairwoman of the Pima County Republican Party, Judy White, and a politico in the Pima County and Arizona Republican Party in his own right, for his shrill partisan letter to the Arizona Daily Star asserting "I don't have a representative in Congress," since Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. Mark Halperin has a pejorative for this guy.

On Monday, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made a triumphant return to Congress to cast her vote on the federal debt ceiling bill.

Bennie White used his influence at the Arizona Daily Star to get this letter published today in the letters to the editor:

Gabby, it's great to see you back in Congress

A few days ago I wrote to complain that I was not represented in the U.S. House.

I was wrong.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords traveled to Washington Monday to vote for the increase of the debt ceiling, which will allow the U.S. to avoid default on its debts.

Many thanks to Gabby for her courage and diligence in representing me and all other Arizonans in CD-8 in today's important vote.

Benny White

Retired, Tucson

I will give credit where credit is due: Bennie was man enough to admit his error and to be gracious to the Congresswoman. Kudos.

Now if only Dan Shearer at the Green Valley News would do the same for this editorial opinion from June, FROM THE EDITOR—Giffords: In or out? – Green Valley News, and apologize for this highly offensive online poll at the newspaper's web site that is still up today asking: