Category: Idaho Conservative, The

In the Senate race in District 17, I’m forced to not make an endorsement. Judy Peavey Derr is a liberal pro-abortion Republican I can’t support. Mr. Thomas Bullock, her erstwhile opponent, has no campaign presence online. I’ve seen no yard …

I’ve observed over the years that getting re-nominated County Commissioner in the West is a hard task. I’ve lost count of the number of Republicans in both Ada County and Flathead County. Commissioners seem to be fair game for intraparty …

Conservatives don’t face a greater contrast in a primary campaign than they do in District 14.

In one corner is Idaho Representative Marv Hagedorn (R-20) who has spent three terms in the State House. Representative Hagedorn’s conservative bonafides are beyond question. …

This endorsement is for my (now) former District. There’s only one competitive primary race: That between Brad Bolicek and John Hruby for Seat B.

Bolicek and Hruby provided nearly identical conservative answers to the Cornerstone Voter Guide, the big difference …

I’ll expand outside of Ada County to discuss District 23 which includes two incumbents facing off for the Senate:

Senator Tim Corder (R) boasts one of the most liberal voting records (56% Idaho Conservative Rating) in the Senate Republican Caucus. Indeed, …

After the 2010 elections,  I weighed in my mind whether to continue my lonely fight against Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID.), a career politician with a big-spending tendency. Hopefully, the Tea Party revolution would send a loud and clear message to …

The 2012 Idaho House Conservative Scorecard is posted. We had more votes than for the Senate, but still only six votes total. Probably the more important figure is the  lifetime total. There are a lot of 100 percents and …

I’m a little behind on endorsements at the local and state level, so I want to get started with some of the no-brainers.

In 2010, I endorsed the campaign of Raul Labrador. I knew Labrador would be a superb Congressman and …

The 2012 Idaho Conservative Senate Scorecard is now posted. I should note that it was a challenge finding good votes to use for the Senate, we came up with three. We had a similar experience in 2008. This is …

Soon it will be against the law to text while driving. Of course,it was already against the law (it’s called distracted driving). It may seem difficult to enforce as the police can’t tell whether you were texting on your …