Earlier today, I got ripped by a coupla diehard conservatives who complained that my political views don't reflect Idaho values. In other words, they took exception to my vote for 7 R's, 7 D's, and one I. Mebbe my views don't reflect their particular district. But they definitely reflect mine: District 4 (Coeur d'Alene). I ran some numbers. District 4 is as Deep Purple, as I am now: 6,062 residents voted for Demo Steven Foxx or one of the two third party candidates in the Senate District 4 race and only 5728 voted for Republican winner John Goedde. In the two House races in Coeur d'Alene, 12,220 voted for the Demos and 11,353 for the Repubs. In other words, I reflect the values of my district very well. Even if I didn't? So what. Here's your Wild Card ...

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