Eye On Boise

Otter praises legislative session

Posted by Betsy

March 30, 2010 9:11 a.m. • 5 comments

Gov. Butch Otter this morning applauded the just-concluded legislative session, particularly lauding lawmakers for not raising taxes. The governor praised lawmakers’ “efficiency, sensitivity and civic virtue,” and said they stuck to five principles he outlined: 1) Don’t raise taxes. 2)Maintain some cash reserve. 3) Protect education. 4) Protect health and safety. 5) Avoid duplication or waste of taxpayer money. “I think we have reaffirmed Idaho’s values in terms of living within the taxpayers’ means,” Otter said. “As far as I’m concerned we had a great session.”

Joined by a group of GOP lawmakers, he said, “There isn’t a person up here that wouldn’t have liked to have more money for education, but getting that money means raising taxes. I don’t think it’s a smart thing to do.”

Five comments on this post so far. Add yours!

scootermom on March 30 at 9:26 a.m.
And yet again, Otter surrounds himself with middle aged white guys.

This is the image we see every time, and its becoming quite apparent that this administration is not diverse and is tone deaf.
wrig9511va on March 30 at 10:40 a.m.
What are you talkng about. That’s not his administration. Those are legislators. Elected independently throughout the state by their peers. Let’s see middle age white guys… Idaho… not really seeing what you are wimpering about. Have you looked at the makeup of this state. There are leadership positions in all parts of Idaho politics and agencies that are held by women as well. Just because this picture doen’t have a middle age white women with a soccer t-shirt saying “I voted for the other guy” don’t criticize. Grown up problems need grown up answers, not sideline kicking.
BobEly on March 30 at 11:36 a.m.
Could you please provide names and positions of these women?
WildWest on March 30 at 3:24 p.m.
A cold calculated agenda by the GOP mafia, to willfully use the poor economic times to advance an Ideological execution of Idaho society & Idaho government, state government will never again be able to cope with it’s intended responsibility as long as conservative rule goes unchallenged by a poorly lead IDP.

2010 legislative sessions has set the stage for a perpetual unfunded government that will forever fail to provide adequate services to its citizens, yet you watch in 2011 our tax responsibilities will increase substantially.
State_of_Idiots on March 31 at 8:27 a.m.
You got that right, WildWest.

Idaho Dems are as pathetic as the Polish Army going up against the Wermacht, Fall 1939. They have zero grand stategic vision, none of ‘em have even heard of Sun Tze, let alone the Gingrich Doctrine (how to come from behind). And getting ‘down and dirty’ simply isn’t in their pantywaist lexicon.

We can only hope the Looney-tune Tea Baggers cause a schism in the I-GOP. Then again, maybe Idaho Dems will have a coronary when their milquetoast, corporate pretty-boy Minnick gets hammered in November.