Joe Nation for Congress; a Bad Idea

The Press Democrat has carried several articles (other links not available from the PD)lately about Joe Nation, a Democratic Assemblyman running up against term limits in 2006, preparing to challenge Lynn Woolsey for her 6th Congressional District seat. Aside from his needing to look for a job once he loses his current one, the only reason he has come up with for challenging Woolsey is her vote for No Child Left Behind in 2001, saying the bill hasn't been adequately funded. He's going to need to do better. I have minor issues with Woolsey (a nonsensical response from her office to an inquiry I sent about her support for the "Pledge Protection Act") and I would have to question any Democrat who has supported Bush in the last three and a half years, but 2001 was a political lifetime ago and, despite reservations people may have had about the standards it imposed, there was little reason in 2001 to suspect that Bush was acting in bad faith when it came to funding NCLF.

This run seems to be all about Nation's ego and need for a job. If he feels the need to remain an elected official, he can better serve the people of California and the nation by running against somebody who has not done such a good job of meeting the needs of her constituents. Now who might fit that description?