Category: Idaho Conservative, The

March 16, 2010

When Generation Facebook Runs for Office

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 16 Mar 2010

I heard Joshua Blessinger announced for Lieutenant Governor. Who, you might ask is Joshua Blessinger?

He’s a former U.S. Marine with service in Iraq, a Security guard, and a student at BSU. He formerly worked in the Corrections industry.

He’s pro-life, a …

March 15, 2010

Ward Gets Big Out of State Support, Labrador Gets Even Bigger In-State Support

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 15 Mar 2010

Vaughn Ward picked up the endorsement of the House Conservative fund. This same fund supported Bill Sali in 2006 and is tied to the real conservatives in the U.S. House.  I think that pedigree of endorsement from the Conservative wing …

March 14, 2010

More Thoughts on Filing

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 14 Mar 2010

Several thoughts on the passing filing scene:

We have a conservative stepping forward to run for Lieutenant Governor. Steve Pankey is the only filed Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor. It appears from this cached website that Pankey was planning on running …

Cheers and Boos: Otter Stands for the Tenth

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 14 Mar 2010

This week over at my Idaho Press Tribune blog, we feature Butch Otter, three Idaho Republican Senators who refused to support your freedom, and a nice word about the Idaho Statesman.

March 9, 2010

Thoughts on the Filings

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 09 Mar 2010

Well, it’s that season again. Filing season. It’s that time of the year when I feel a slight rumble. When I first ran for the State House in 2004, I ran because I saw some things that needed fixed in …

March 7, 2010

Boos: Stop Whining

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 07 Mar 2010

No cheers this weekend. Just boos to a couple politicians who can’t seem to stop whining.

March 4, 2010

Rangeling the Truth: The News the Statesman Chose Not To Report

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 04 Mar 2010

The Idaho Statesman reported Walt Minnick was returning money he got from Charlie Rangel.

The average reader of the Statesman could reasonably ask, “Wait, Charlie Rangel gave Minnick money? When did that happen?” This was news the Idaho Statesman didn’t …

Reason Prevails

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 04 Mar 2010

The Statesman has changed the language of its rule on fair use as Kevin Richert explains at the Idaho Statesman. Yes, bloggers are allowed to link there now and to use a 2-3 sentence summary. I’m okay with that. …

Cheers and Boos: Butch’s Whine

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 04 Mar 2010

Cheers and boos for this week covers the legislature and Governor Otter’s sad night.

March 2, 2010

Fair Use for Me, But Not For Thee

Filed under: Idaho Conservative, The - 02 Mar 2010

The Idaho Pravda-er-Statesman has cracked down on Idaho Conservative Blogger telling him to take down links to the Statesman. Here’s the new policy from Pravda:
“Every story in the Statesman, in print or online, is copyrighted under federal …

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