Happy Holidays from Olympia, where a 75 foot noble fir graces the Capitol rotunda, a menorrha and a message of general goodwill from atheists is on the lawn by the fountain outside, and if the lions aren't lying down with the kids, the Democrats and Republicans who are around are making' [...]
Erstwhile congressional wannabe Larry Grant (pictured) caused a hubbub when he told Rocky Barker that he could win the 1st District nomination as a Republican by cobbling together a coalition of moderate Republicans and disenchanted Democrats. Grant quickly backtracked and said he was joking when the observation caught [...]
I was going to make the headline of this post, “Over-Confident, Much?” but I realized that overconfident understates the absurdity of Democratic Party Chairman Keith Roark’s phrase over at Ridenbaugh Press.
Idaho Democrats don’t agree with every vote Walt Minnick has cast since his swearing in. We won’t agree with [...]
Americans' intensity of religious belief is a strong predictor of whether they call themselves Republicans or Democrats, a new analysis from Gallup shows. Republicans who identify themselves as "highly religious" outnumber Democrats 49% to 37%, according to the analysis of more than 29,000 people polled last month. Meanwhile, 56%' [...]
The U.S. Senate took up the Senate version of the Stupak amendment – prohibiting the use of federal tax dollars to pay for abortions – on Tuesday. It was sponsored by Democrat senators Nelson and Casey, along with Utah’s Republican Orin Hatch.
Sadly, the language to protect the [...]
Eleven months before crucial midterm elections, a national poll indicates that the public is divided over whether the country would be better off with Democrats or Republicans controlling Congress. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Thursday, 40 percent of people questioned say the U.S. would be better off [...]
In one of the shortest-lived mysteries in Idaho political history, Democrats appear to have their "secret" candidate for governor.
And he's an interesting pick: Keith Allred, a former public policy professor at Harvard who returned to his native Idaho to head up the respected (and nonpartisan) good-government group The Common Interest.
Keith Allred, a former Harvard public policy professor, a cutting horse competitor and native Idahoan is expected to step up to be a Democratic candidate for Idaho governor.
Allred, of Eagle, is the director of the nonpartisan good-government group The Common Interest who is well known in the Idaho Legislature. [...]
Alex Wood said he will retire from the Legislature at the end of next year, creating a possible free-for-all among Democrats in central Spokane's 3rd District.
Wood told the Warren G. Magnuson Democratic Club at lunch today that the upcoming session (sessions, perhaps if they can't figure out the [...]
Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican. In a three-way Generic Ballot test, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Democrats attracting 36% of the vote. The Tea Party candidate picks up 23%, and Republicans finish third at [...]
Sending all four presidents on the road once again would seize public attention beyond the four college and university towns - all of which now rely predominantly on Democrats to represent them in the GOP-controlled Legislature. It would enable higher education to convey its message directly to Idaho voters - [...]
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is running for re-election next year, so it's no surprise he was addressing a political group's luncheon Monday afternoon.
Considering Knezovich is a Republican, some might be surprised the luncheon was sponsored by the Democrat Professional and Business Group.
Even more surprising is that several Democrats [...]
Why do we have to have to have a piece of bad legislation shoved down our throats just because the Democrats feel obligated to pass something?Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% now oppose the plan. [...]
The liberal gang running Washington, DC these days staged another health care stick-up tonight, with all Democrats giving Harry Reid enough votes to consider ObamaCare in the weeks ahead.
Two “moderate” Democrats staged some drama in order to extort more goodies from Democrat leaders. Sen. Landrieu gained an [...]
Such remarkable solidarity in that Republican Party: all 39 Senators in the super-minority voted NO, we don't even want to discuss health care reform legislation. To hell with the President, to hell with the Democrats (and independents), to hell with the majority of the American people, we' [...]
