Idaho Gov. Butch Otter -- referred to by Fidel Castro as his "cowboy friend" -- is in Cuba discussing trade. Although I was not part of the Idaho delegation, with the help of my personal Cuban cigar contact, I was able to get exclusive access to the transcript of Otter's and Castro's private meeting. Castro: "Hola, my cowboy friend." Otter: "Howdy, my bandito buddy." Castro: "Es muy bueno to see you again. I am almost out of the potatoes you shipped me in 2004." Otter: "Yeah, well, that's why I moseyed on over. You see, if me and the new missus are gonna be able to fiesta and siesta with y'all, you're gonna have to part with some pesos -- Marty Fortier/Coeur d'Alene Press."
Question: Will Idaho gain anything from Butch Otter's trip to Cuba?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
to by Fidel Castro as his "cowboy friend" -- is in Cuba discussing trade. Although I was not part of the Idaho delegation, with the help of my personal Cuban cigar contact, I was able to get exclusive access to the transcript of Otter's and Castro's private meeting. Castro: "Hola, my cowboy friend." Otter: "Howdy, my bandito buddy." Castro: "Es muy bueno to see you again. I am almost out of the potatoes you shipped me in 2004." Otter: "Yeah, well, that's why I moseyed on over. You see, if me and the new missus are gonna be able to fiesta and siesta with y'all, you're gonna have to part with some pesos -- Marty Fortier/Coeur d'Alene Press."
