Sorry, guess I missed the news re new programs for jobs on neighbor islands where there is an increasing income disparity between locals and newcomers; or assistance on bridge and road repairs to ease some of the complicated reviews so that projects like bridge repair could be expedited; or shoreline stabilization action (have you driven between Kaaawa and Punaluu lately? the road is falling into the water), don't blame it on DOT, the regulatory climate is causing a lot of delays (did I miss her saying that we may have to harden some shorelines now that the seas are rising, or was she surfing?) My point is simply that whatever happens in the middle east is a much lesser item for the congressperson in the second district. That person is supposed to bring home the bacon, not perform as an aspiring middle east negotiator or secretary of state.  I wish her well  and I sincerely hope that we can get a person elected to the second district who goes to work for us, not the whole darn world.