We’ve known for years now that Brian Bilbray doesn’t actually live in the 50th district. It’s a given, it’s ridiculous, and it should be an embarrassment. But apparently his contempt for the district doesn’t end there.

After Democratic challenger Nick Leibham challenged Bilbray to a series of debates, Bilbray’s campaign responded with an insistence on radio and TV debates only, with a preference for radio. Why? Because “radio debates would enable Bilbray to participate from Washington.”

That’s right. Bilbray won’t even come to the district to campaign for re-election. He’s too busy voting the failed GOP party line nearly 92% of the time to swing through the district he claims to represent and engage in a debate of the issues. Just to see if perhaps he had alternate in-district plans, I swung by his re-election website. The Event page is a veritable beehive of activity, reading (in its entirety) “For questions call 619-234-0231”

We already know that Bilbray is ashamed of his record in Washington, but it’s still amazing that it’s so difficult to get him to even show his face in the district.