Archive for: April 2010

The Kerry and Obama endorsing Idaho Statesman condemned the Ada County Central committee (Quoth Gomer Pyle, ‘Surprise, surprise, surprise.’)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_1Pw1xm9U[/youtube].
But what do these endorsements say about the purity patrol making the picks? And what do they say to the many …

Sometimes a comment deserves a response, like this one at the Boise Guardian:
Let’s just call the Ada County Republican Central Committee what it is: The Politburo. A bunch of nameless, non elected,  trolls, telling the sheep how to vote.
The …

I’ve only been to one central committee meeting after I stepped down after one term in May, 2008. Turns out I’ve missed some interesting stuff including the Ada County Republican Central Commitee jumping into the Republican Primary for County Commissioner. …

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This is a body blow to the State Senate campaign of Steve Ricks as David Ripley reports:
Perennial candidate Steven Ricks was officially censured by the Ada County GOP on Tuesday night for his audacity in filing a lawsuit against …

Betsy Russell seem to help herself on Rex Rammell’s latest announcement. Her post at Eye on Boise is one that you just know was written with tongue, firmly planted in cheek with the headline, “What says serious message more …

Senator Russ Fulcher (R-21) is putting some of his private sector experience to work for Idaho. I received a rare press release from the Senator who is taking time away from the campaign to go on a trade mission: …

Kevin Richert and Randy Stailus dump on Vaughn Ward for a Facebook message asking for donations to help defeat the “liberal media.” Said Richert, “I guess it’s the next stage of grieving about news coverage. First you blame the messenger. …

We turn to district 20 were there are two  legislative primaries are under way. Veteran State Senator Shirley McKague (R-20) is being challenged by Meridian School Board member Mike Vuittonet (R-20) and Rep. Joe Palmer (R-20) is being challenged by …

The two latest stories on Republican Congressional Candidate Vaughn Ward are both minor issues. That he had delinquent property taxes that were paid only after the Statesman called asking for comments is embarassing, but not fatal. Vaughn Ward getting …

Talk to Lucas Baumbach, he …