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Sisyphus on Crapo defends ex-campaign manager, while calling $250K loss 'deeply distressing'
May 24 at 12:30 p.m.
LOL. All of a sudden he's worried about ethics?
HonestGeorge on Crapo defends ex-campaign manager, while calling $250K loss 'deeply distressing'
May 24 at 12:04 p.m.
I expected more from Crapo. But from back here he looks just like the rest while feeding at the trough.
ForeginOregonian on Crapo defends ex-campaign manager, while calling $250K loss 'deeply distressing'
May 24 at 11:28 a.m.
"during his tenure as campaign manager, through traditional investments which are government-backed CDs, he had brought in over $300,000 in interest payments. "
Candidates for U.S. office typically spend 90% of their time trolling for contributions and endorsements (which are about PAC contributions, as well). Bad enough that most of this money is spent on broadcast media -- usually negative campaign messages. Now to learn that contributions are treated as an investment fund...election reform is overdue!
JEngdahlJ on Otter, Idaho exchange officials defend exchange, say feds won't run it
May 24 at 8:16 a.m.
Here are 5 common gaps qualified health plan issuers have to resolve before plans can be sold on an exchange. See more:
http://www.healthcaretownhall....
JamesGatz on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 23 at 10:20 a.m.
You wouldn't just be making stuff up to make yourself feel important, would you? Show me the statistical support for your absurd claim that jobs requiring no college degree pay better than those that do.
fortboise on Rep. Patterson complains to Secty of State about Sheriffs Association lobbying
May 23 at 6:53 a.m.
This Patterson fellow is a piece of work. I hope the people of his district recognize that the overall quality of the Legislature went down when they elected him. (No mean feat.)
slfisher on Rep. Patterson complains to Secty of State about Sheriffs Association lobbying
May 23 at 5:06 a.m.
Oh, that'll work well.
earth_science on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 8:29 p.m.
I agree 100% but I do think that we need to figure a way to do this within the public ed system not trash it
earth_science on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 8:24 p.m.
Is their a problem with K12 education or is the simple fact that a Job that requires no college degree tends to pay more than a Job that requires a college degree. i.e. "Public Education" teachers i.e. Idaho teachers!!!!!!!!
TWolf22 on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 2:56 p.m.
Reality and perception are two different things. Although you are probably correct, the perception, put out by many legislators, is that they are superior to public schools.
JamesGatz on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 2:01 p.m.
Luna claims that underfunding of Idaho schools has a single cause: large families. This laughably simpleminded and simplistic statement comes just one a sentence or two after his claim that identifying causes is a complicated matter, and it is flatly contradicted in the paragraph that follows.
This is the same buffoon who couldn't tell you how many of the employees he supervises had left the state, but he could say with certainty that they were leaving because Suzie Creamcheese, teacher, was following Big Daddy Bread-Earner as he left the state to go where the jobs are. What freakin' century is this clown living in?
JamesGatz on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 1:56 p.m.
You have a very bad habit of making a claim without even a shred of supporting evidence, as if simply saying something is enough to make it true. That's hardly a persuasive way to advance an argument. How about you start by PROVING that it is a myth that many charter schools are able to avoid taking on special-needs students and low-income students, instead of just expecting us to believe it simply because you said it?
JamesGatz on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 1:55 p.m.
That's twice that you've ranted about "frivolous things" without citing even a single example. Why is that? Are we supposed to read your mind?
JamesGatz on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 1:53 p.m.
It was a different school, yet you haven't once provided the name of this mystery school. That's certainly persuasive. We'll just take your word for it, then.
JamesGatz on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 1:52 p.m.
Please show me where the Idaho Constitution obligates school districts to teach "a republican form of government and [produce] intelligent individuals ready to work and live in Idaho."
rarelypost on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 9:08 a.m.
There is no evidence that Charter schools perform any better than a traditional school...in fact studies have shown they do about the same.
crabtree on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 22 at 8:35 a.m.
It's as plain as apple pie...but, of course if you received your education at the University for Clowns, as palouse dave obviously did, you wouldn't be able to talk facts...one needs only to look at the TIMMS exam...and the breakdown by state. Those states that invest in education do quite well, those that don't, well...
fortboise on Election results: Two of three GBAD incumbents ousted
May 22 at 8:31 a.m.
Six votes to decide a $325 million bond issue. Astounding. (Do take the jump to the Boise Guardian site, to read more about the M3 shenanigans.)
PalouseDave on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 7:16 p.m.
That is a different school. The one that I mentioned was sued because they showed that they didn't need the funding to have high scores and that put the burr under the saddle of the Chicago schools. They did not receive any additional funding.
TWolf22 on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 5:20 p.m.
Not sure what your point at me was, as I am saying that it is the non-learner that is the problem as in: "students who wanted to learn were separated from those who were just there because the truant officer said they had to be in school, and the teachers who wanted to teach were put in charge of the classes who wanted to learn.
That is my point about Charter and Private schools becoming popular. Those parents and there kids are getting away from the willful failure. Take the willful failure out of the public schools, and I believe that most Public schools would compete with any Charter or Private school.
powderfarmer on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 5:14 p.m.
You conveniently left out the fact in your Chicago example that for a 5 year period the school in question was given essentially a blank check. They spent it, outcomes improved, now at the end of the funding period the school is letting teachers, resource officers etc. go due to the funding cuts to back to original levels. Any guess as to what the best future outcomes will be?
Search NPR for the expose on this school.
PalouseDave on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 4:51 p.m.
That is a myth. Private schools do have special needs students and lower income students also. Everyone thinks of the prep schools, but haven't seen seen small private schools operating well all over the states.
PalouseDave on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 4:46 p.m.
Thank you all for your thoughts. In Chicago inner schools with poor funding, no support from home and crowded classes, students who wanted to learn were separated from those who were just there because the truant officer said they had to be in school, and the teachers who wanted to teach were put in charge of the classes who wanted to learn. The standardized test scores matched those from the well funded white schools in Chicago. That is fact. To prevent that from happening again, the Chicago School District and the ACLU sued the school that showed money didn't make for smarter, better students. After that all the kids were equally dumb, ignorant and unlearned.
Apparently that is what Clancy, Alfadog and TWolf desire in Idaho.
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WilburTheCat on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 3:14 p.m.
Excellent statement PalouseDave.
Ignore the negative twits who don't understand reality.
TWolf22 on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 3:13 p.m.
Or, maybe it is the student and his parents who are motivated and accountable; as they want to get away from the environment of the willful failures and habitual disrespectful and disruptive students????
Sam_Crawford on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 2:23 p.m.
Do you have statistics showing how many National Merit Scholars Idaho produces per capita vs. the rest?
dmcourtn on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 2:11 p.m.
This would be significant if there were a correlation between spending and educational outcomes. But not a single study has found that correlation.
Hey, DFO: how about doing a little investigative journalism on spending vs educational outcomes.
alfadog on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 11:24 a.m.
Clancy, Clancy - Don't confuse the right wing morons with facts. You might cause an irreversible TBI.
alfadog on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 11:24 a.m.
Granted, most of your ilk would consider anything greater than zero to be too much to spend on public education but I'm guessing that if education was paid solely via business taxes there'd be a much smaller multiverse of whiners. Oh, and your comment about student performance not being related to class size informs me that you are an idiot. Have a nice day.
Clancy Anderson on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 11:12 a.m.
Private schools also do not have to worry about special needs students and lower income students who statistically do not perform as well on standardized testing.
jmrusche on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 10:58 a.m.
Don"t Fail, Idaho.
And consider the fact that this is recognizing the local operational and maintenance levies voters are supporting.
There is a cost --books cost the same no matter which state. Technology and online resources are no cheaper here (and might even be more given out cost of broadband). Salaries of staff is the largest cost, and when there is a more attractive package in Wyoming, Oregon or Washington, people move.
It is hard to get above average results with bottom of the barrel funding.
PalouseDave on Idaho ed spending still at the bottom
May 21 at 10:35 a.m.
Dollars per student is a poor method of ranking the quality of education. Many private and home schools produce higher quality students than Idaho public schools using only a fraction of the national average over $10,000 per student. It is not because of smaller class size or staying at home it is because the money used is carefully and thoughtfully spent on education rather than being spent on frivolous things that look good but don't contribute to education.
Perhaps we should look at how many National Merit scholars are produced each year rather than the amount of money per student that is wasted by bureaucratic school boards throughout our state.
South Beach Smoke on Ketchum passes far-reaching smoking ban
May 21 at 3:44 a.m.
It is my humble request to the officials that they stop controlling our lives by making such regulations, this is a free country and we should be allowed to do what we want.
fortboise on Animal rights worker arrested for videotaping rodeo event
May 20 at 10:11 p.m.
Well boy howdy, if they're afraid to have someone videorecording the event, they're conceding that there's something wrong with it, even if they don't call it "tripping."
slamdunk on Crapo's campaign suffered from poor financial controls
May 20 at 1:57 p.m.
Oh mighty drunken one can you ever stop lying?
Bearcat96 on Two conservation groups question Coast Guard's turnabout on St. Joe jet boat race
May 20 at 11:54 a.m.
There are no motorized restrictions on this part of the river. I watched the races on the river bank and even took some pictures. Those that are concerned about erosion have never seen the races and a grasping for anything to complain about.. There was absolutely NO damage to the river shores. Those people familiar with the St,. Joe know how serious the floods can be in the spring and should be getting after God for allowing such things as floods. As far as the eagles, someone should tell the eagles along I-90 they should also be bothered by the trucks going up and down the hill east of Coeur d'Alene. Maybe the department of transportation should stop traffic on I-90 so the eagles can nest. Opps, I guess they already CHOOSE to nest along the noise of the high way. The real endangered species are those small rural ...
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crabtree on Otter will accept reinstated housing stipend
May 20 at 8:34 a.m.
How gracious of the useless cull..accepting a mere 4500 for housing....more than the average Idahoan makes....
slamdunk on Otter will accept reinstated housing stipend
May 20 at 7:41 a.m.
nice guy looks like he can use the cash....poor fella
Optima Cigs on Ketchum passes far-reaching smoking ban
May 20 at 2:59 a.m.
This is the reason I switched to electronic cigarette, these devices are not only safer than traditional ones but can also help you to avoid smoking bans.
WilburTheCat on Crapo's campaign suffered from poor financial controls
May 19 at 11:41 p.m.
Sounds totally believable if you live in La La Land.
Crapo just thought he got away with it, but five years later it comes back and bites him in the ass.
Does the word "corrupt" come to mind.
WilburTheCat on Powerball jackpot climbs to $600K, lines expected for ticket buyers
May 19 at 7:01 p.m.
The winner is from Florida. Does anybody keep up on this web page? This topic is old news now, get rid of it. Like goshock said, time for an editor.
WilburTheCat on Powerball jackpot climbs to $600K, lines expected for ticket buyers
May 17 at 3:14 p.m.
Apparently Idaho needs to catch up with the Washington Lottery. There must be several hundred thousand machines in this state to buy tickets, either purchasing from a clerk at a store or the many automated machines found everywhere.
I spent my $2, one ticket only. That's plenty for a lottery with such ridiculous odds.
goshock on Powerball jackpot climbs to $600K, lines expected for ticket buyers
May 17 at 1:18 p.m.
You really need an editor.
P. on Warden of troubled private prison quits
May 17 at 9:48 a.m.
Please sign (and share) my petition to bring attention to the dangerous private prisons operating here in Mississippi:
http://petitions.moveon.org/si...
Kansan on Warden of troubled private prison quits
May 16 at 9:55 p.m.
If they were there because they were going to save the state money, they wouldn't have had to give Butch Otter all those campaign contributions.
CCA has overbilled for tens of millions of dollars around the nation. In conjunction with their major competitor, GEO Group, they overbilled the state of Florida and the state of New Mexico for a combined $30 million or so. They had a cozy enough relationship where they got away with it completely in New Mexico and only reimbursed the state of Florida for about $5 million.
Charging for "ghost employees" is larceny, purely and simply. Figuring at a very low rate of $20 an hour including benefits and profits, 5,000 hours means they overbilled Idaho for over $100,000. I'm guessing that if a proper audit was done, it would be many times that.
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powderfarmer on Two conservation groups question Coast Guard's turnabout on St. Joe jet boat race
May 16 at 4:53 p.m.
Is the area in question restricted to non-motorized use the rest of year?
Ericn1300 on Boise man from Uzbekistan arrested on terrorism charges in two states
May 16 at 3:34 p.m.
"one count of possessing an unregistered destructive device."??? Is there a specified registration process for your destructive devices?
slamdunk on Idaho to restart $4,500 monthly housing allowance for governor June 1
May 16 at 3:25 p.m.
What a filthy rotten scumwad he is....what a complete dirtbag. This is the most useless specimen that calls himself a human ever.
slamdunk on CdA schools propose dropping family health coverage for teachers to make up budget shortfall
May 16 at 3:23 p.m.
duh....this just shows how worthless they really are
slamdunk on Canyon commissioners threaten defiance over bird-protection rules on Lake Lowell
May 16 at 3:22 p.m.
Who cares what those fools threaten....the feds certainly don't and no one else should either. What, do they own the land? fooolish people.
CharlesBillford on Warden of troubled private prison quits
May 16 at 2:47 p.m.
How can CCA save the state money if they falsify time sheets?
dude on CdA schools propose dropping family health coverage for teachers to make up budget shortfall
May 16 at 12:58 p.m.
$3 million dollar shortfall in retired millionaire country?
photoguy on CdA schools propose dropping family health coverage for teachers to make up budget shortfall
May 16 at 12:40 p.m.
The board is 100% volunteer.
slamdunk on CdA schools propose dropping family health coverage for teachers to make up budget shortfall
May 16 at 12:24 p.m.
Save money, drop the board.
slamdunk on Warden of troubled private prison quits
May 16 at 12:23 p.m.
He was hired to save money through privatization of the system. Looks like they vetted him good.
slamdunk on Monkey killer gets up to seven years
May 16 at 12:21 p.m.
They should have sentenced him to the same exhibit that the monkey he killed occupied.
slamdunk on Two conservation groups question Coast Guard's turnabout on St. Joe jet boat race
May 16 at 9:05 a.m.
It would appear that the Butcher applied the pressure...that conservation minded man. Glad he's not heading up the EPA or any other entity charged with caring for land OR people...oh wait, he is.
photoguy on Idaho to restart $4,500 monthly housing allowance for governor June 1
May 16 at 7:53 a.m.
Evidently you fail to realize that cuts are happening all over the state, and now the state wants to give him $54,000 a year for a home.
Seeing has how Idaho is the King of Minimum wage, where most people make under $20,000/year, this amount for just housing is a bit on the extreme side.
waterhag on Two conservation groups question Coast Guard's turnabout on St. Joe jet boat race
May 15 at 8:20 p.m.
Maybe it's time to tell the Gov. there is no "catch 22"?
straighttalk on Idaho to restart $4,500 monthly housing allowance for governor June 1
May 15 at 4:24 p.m.
Evidently you're out of touch with real estate in the Treasure Valley.
straighttalk on Idaho to restart $4,500 monthly housing allowance for governor June 1
May 15 at 4:24 p.m.
It makes no difference who is Guv they will receive whatever is determined by the committee. That's the same with legislative salaries, per diem, etc.
straighttalk on Idaho to restart $4,500 monthly housing allowance for governor June 1
May 15 at 4:23 p.m.
If you think there is a mortgage on the ranch -- LOL
photoguy on Ferguson: Idaho on track to open 2014 legislative session with $162M surplus
May 15 at 4:07 p.m.
Guess we better cut taxes for the rich again.
photoguy on Idaho to restart $4,500 monthly housing allowance for governor June 1
May 15 at 4:06 p.m.
Holy crap. $4500?! A month? Really?!
When the state says we are in a financial crunch?
Digger on Idaho to restart $4,500 monthly housing allowance for governor June 1
May 15 at 3:10 p.m.
Nice to see the state making part of Butch's mortgage payment on the ranch.
crabtree on Idaho to restart $4,500 monthly housing allowance for governor June 1
May 15 at 3:01 p.m.
4500? That useless cull don't need no 4500....
slamdunk on Judges fear IDOC using probation to manage budget
May 14 at 2:16 p.m.
What else are they supposed to do? Feed em with their own money?
slamdunk on Idaho inmate suicide reported; third such hanging in a year and a half
May 14 at 2:15 p.m.
That's one way to save money.
slamdunk on With budget cuts hitting firefighting efforts, Jewell calls on folks to get 'fire-wise'
May 14 at 2:14 p.m.
Just looking at the soused fool standing beside her is enough to gag a maggot.
slamdunk on Crapo's lost campaign cash went to Las Vegas firm, intended for quick profit
May 14 at 2:13 p.m.
He must have been drunk....oops. He only drinks on Sunday.
terrymr on Feds: States should lower DUI level to .05
May 14 at 11:39 a.m.
everybody gets a plea bargain because there's so many people being prosecuted.
alfadog on Feds: States should lower DUI level to .05
May 14 at 11:06 a.m.
Taken off the street? From what I've seen local judges seem to think that these people need a shrink more than jail - no matter how many times they get caught. Like Tommy LaSorda said, "It's not a disease, it's a weakness." Take their license, then take their tags.
terrymr on Feds: States should lower DUI level to .05
May 14 at 10:40 a.m.
This requires some funny math where you label a death an "alcohol impaired death" even when nobody was legally impaired. That could be argued for any limit at all and would be no less meaningless.
Increasing the number of people we prosecute just takes away resources prosecuting people who really do need to be taken off the street.
Rattlesnake on Crapo's lost campaign cash went to Las Vegas firm, intended for quick profit
May 14 at 10:06 a.m.
ROFL!!!!!
WilburTheCat on Crapo's lost campaign cash went to Las Vegas firm, intended for quick profit
May 14 at 1:40 a.m.
Crapo had no knowledge of the scheme. Yeah, I'll believe that when pigs fly.
The company name starts with "Pyramid", think that might be a slight hint.
Maybe a little naïve, but I thought campaign donations went towards running the campaign, not into investment schemes where they could skim any profits off the top.
Obviously Crapo is trying to distance himself from this fiasco, but maybe this time he gets busted.
gonzomo on Crapo's lost campaign cash went to Las Vegas firm, intended for quick profit
May 13 at 6:32 p.m.
A company called "Pyramid Global Resources" based in Las Vegas? There's no way that could be a scam!
MrBloggy on The fire that crafting caused...
May 13 at 2:57 p.m.
thank god she didn't have closets full of quilts. The fireballs would have be seen in Mongolia.
ICSinUSA on Sen. Crapo says his campaign lost $250K on a bad loan to Idaho company
May 13 at 2:24 p.m.
Private campaign contributions by republicans lost in a bad investment=slow news day. Perhaps Crapo should retire and apply for unemployment. Let's compare $250,000 to Fannie Mae, General Motors, or Solendra (or how about some of Al Gore's big winners?).
homeytennis on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 1:06 p.m.
Payup Wayne you greedy moocher.
slamdunk on Nampa schools take another financial hit
May 13 at 12:28 p.m.
Heck, this is easy. Lay off the teachers. All they do is suck public tax money anyway...
slamdunk on New heavy-truck routes in North Idaho likely at least a year away
May 13 at 12:27 p.m.
I say let them run.Right through Otter's living room.
slamdunk on 'Bottom Rung:' Idaho's tech boom in '90s stalled, job transition 'fell apart'
May 13 at 12:26 p.m.
If you work in Idaho, you will always be on the bottom rung. If you are a businessman with perks for government officials, well, that;s an entirely different matter. You can steal from the bottom rung.
WilburTheCat on Budget cuts hit as 'difficult' fire season looms
May 13 at 12:10 p.m.
It's nice to finally see budget cuts to government services happening more often. The rest of us have suffered for years with this recession, government employees should finally carry some of the burden.
Fires for the most part are natural and nature's way of taking care of the forests, they've been happening forever. People who live in fire prone areas should be responsible for things themselves.
Keep a big border between your home and the forest, clear out low lying brush and protect yourself. Taxpayers shouldn't be paying the bill for people who live in rural areas, flood plains and other places where Mother Nature will always win.
Rattlesnake on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 11:25 a.m.
Pretty much the whole section between Moscow and CDA is 55, even in the 4 lane sections, and everything North of CDA is 55.
disqus_IxlexaZcE1 on Otter to gun, ammo makers: Come to Idaho
May 13 at 11:06 a.m.
Two thumbs waaaaaaaaaay up!
Love,
SGT
slamdunk on Idaho's state tax revenues for April surge 13.2 percent over forecast
May 13 at 10:46 a.m.
Yippeee...more funding for the rich.
slamdunk on Idaho wages drop to 84% of national average in 2012
May 13 at 10:42 a.m.
You are ill informed. Those jobs were not "run out of Idaho by the greens." The price of lumber has fallen so steeply it costs more to harvest and manufacture then it is worth. Get your facts straight.
slamdunk on Film, discussion tonight designed to spark anti-hunger efforts in Idaho
May 13 at 10:37 a.m.
Hopefully the legislature watches it. I doubt it though. Those pukes can't face what they've done.
slamdunk on Governor, congressional delegation push Coast Guard to OK St. Joe jet boat race
May 13 at 10:29 a.m.
hey Otter, shut your fat mouth...you certainly cannot tell a federal agency what to do...
slamdunk on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 10:26 a.m.
only in those areas with congestion...the rest is now 65
slamdunk on Budget cuts hit as 'difficult' fire season looms
May 13 at 10:24 a.m.
Risch is a lying sack.
Jrsyboynboise on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 9:39 a.m.
Wayne who?
fishinjay on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 9:30 a.m.
Many of Hoffman's screeds reference personal responsibility. But, apparently he shouldn't be personally responsible for flagrantly violating the posted speed limit. He wasn't trying to change the court's definition of excessive speeding until his self-entitled butt got caught violating the speed limit by more than 30%. What a pathetic joke.
Rattlesnake on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 9:28 a.m.
A more important matter with regards to speed limits, is why has so much in US-95 in North Idaho been posted at 55 mph? Millions have been spent creating 4 lanes, yet the speed limit is still 55. WTF?
Ericn1300 on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 9:25 a.m.
It's a PAC not a think tank.
BobEly on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 8:50 a.m.
Where is the "personal responsibility " the far right is always talking about. Oh, wait, that's personal responsibility for every one else.
WilburTheCat on Hoffman gets speeding ticket, now he wants speeding laws changed
May 13 at 8:30 a.m.
Whiner.
You can usually push it 5 mph over the limit and get away with it, but 18 mph?
Pay your fine and shut up.
marriana on Same 16-4 votes repeated; numbers match earlier, defeated school budget
May 12 at 5:19 p.m.
idk but good luck !!
fortboise on Former Crapo staffer: 'He trusted me to place cash and I did'
May 11 at 12:31 p.m.
Sounds like this lawyer Crapo hired previously worked in standup?
"Based on our experience, he didn't do a very good job.”
Priceless.
fortboise on Former Crapo campaign chief made the bad loan to longtime friend
May 11 at 12:20 p.m.
“Certainly there’s been a lot of money that’s been properly used in his campaign.”
ORLY? Crapo seems less and less certain all the time. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they make the pitch to donors to "give it again" for Mike.