Eye On Boise

Nonini: ‘Not going to put up with that’

Posted by Betsy

May 4, 2009 1:38 p.m. • 23 comments

House Education Chairman Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, said he had no intention of showing up for today’s Senate Education Committee hearing on his bill, HB 373. “The chairman knew last Wednesday night I wasn’t coming,” Nonini told Eye on Boise. “The issues have all been discussed. … There was no reason for me to be there.” When told that committee members had questions for him, Nonini said, “Just to be critical and be smart-alecks - I’m not going to go over there and put up with that. I’m not going to put up with that crap.” With the bill dead, he said, “So I guess the school districts aren’t going to get any relief from the maintenance match or use-it-or-lose it.” Those measures, however, are in another bill still pending in the Senate, HB 303a. Asked Nonini, “Where is it? It’s been over there for three weeks.”

23 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

slfisher on May 04 at 1:40 p.m.
Then when was the point of putting the bill forward in the first place, if he wasn’t going to be bothered to defend it to the Senate?
moscow_minidoka on May 04 at 1:41 p.m.
“I’m not going to put up with that crap.”

Then sir, it is time for you to resign from the House. If you can’t do your job… or don’t WANT to do your job, please do Idaho a favor and get your sorry ass out of the Legislature. Please.
darcyism on May 04 at 2:52 p.m.
I think like kindergarten children who are fighting, we should make them all hold hands until they get along.
shtmlf on May 04 at 3:15 p.m.
Does anyone know how in the world someone like this became the chairman of the House Education Committee ? Did they have a contest for least diplomatic, most anti-public education guy in the house and he won ?
Sisyphus on May 04 at 3:29 p.m.
Uh, yeah, pretty much. Wingnut Republicans don’t have much use for education. Isn’t that self evident? It helps that he only has a high school education and is probably acting out some deep seated resentment against a shop teacher who criticized his ashtray.
bluebayou on May 04 at 5:10 p.m.
You ask how he became chairman of Education Committee? Simple; just look at the house leadership—they choose the chairs. And half of the people in leadership didn’t go past high school either.
Phaedrus on May 04 at 5:45 p.m.
Arrogant and Ignorant, what a combination.
MarkU on May 04 at 7:35 p.m.
Nonitwit was appointed by Denney. Probably a poker debt, or something. I swear, if people running for elected office in this state were qualified by first taking an IQ test to make sure it was above double digits, ninety percent of them wouldn’t make it to the ballot.
slfisher on May 05 at 6:07 a.m.
The same is true in Health & Welfare. Not Sharon Block, she’s a nice lady, but a number of the Republican appointees to that committee act like they’d be just as happy to shut it down. Sali was on that committee when he was in the House.
LLIdaho on May 05 at 8:02 a.m.
Classic Nonini behavior…can’t be bothered to participate in the legislative process if he thinks he will actually have to answer tough questions. He becomes irate when anyone challenges him or disagrees with his ideas. He throws out insults and exaggerations and then gives insincere apologies the next day. I know many people from his district and they all appear quite reasonable, unlike the man who represents him. How does he continue to get elected?
LLIdaho on May 05 at 8:04 a.m.
It was a debt alright…payback for his support in the election for Speaker of the House.
Phaedrus on May 05 at 9:50 a.m.
How does he continue to get elected?

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