Hirono's YouTube ad seizes bipartisanship high ground

By Richard Borreca

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 27, 2012

~~<p>Critics call Alaska's Rep. Don Young a "crotchety, cantankerous, conservative curmudgeon," but if Rep. Mazie Hirono becomes Hawaii's next U.S. senator, her "Thank You" card to Young will be addressed "To the man who helped me win."</p>
<p>The reason Hirono cares about Young is because on Tuesday he endorsed Hirono's primary election in a Web video that is being called "cloyingly cute bipartisanship," by the Huffington Post while other outlets call it "highly unusual" and "rarely seen."</p>
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Critics call Alaska's Rep. Don Young a "crotchety, cantankerous, conservative curmudgeon," but if Rep. Mazie Hirono becomes Hawaii's next U.S. senator, her "Thank You" card to Young will be addressed "To the man who helped me win."

The reason Hirono cares about Young is because on Tuesday he endorsed Hirono's primary election in a Web video that is being called "cloyingly cute bipartisanship," by the Huffington Post while other outlets call it "highly unusual" and "rarely seen." Login for more...