At their press conferences yesterday, both Republican Jim Risch and Democrat Larry LaRocco were asked if they read blogs and if they pay attention to the comments posted on them. Risch’s answer: “No and no.” Though he did say, “I do, however, have to tell you that from time to time friends of mine will put the printouts in front of me. Some are amusing, some are not so amusing. Blogs are a lot like letters to the editor, they’re people’s own personal opinions.” LaRocco’s answer: “I read blogs. Blogs are important. Let me remind you that (U.S. Sen.) Jim Webb in Virginia raised 60 percent of his funds on the Internet. It’s an attempt to democratize what’s going on in America. It’s a very interesting phenomenon in the United States right now”/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise.

DFO: No one keeps track of Idaho politics in real time better than Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise. You need to bookmark her page. And to join in the discussion at her site, now that she has a functioning "comments" feature. Below, you'll find other recent Eye On Boise posts:

*Two Craig staffers depart
*Where Wasden was
*Just to be on the safe side
*How LaRocco would spend recesses

Question: Would you rather vote for someone who is computer and blog savvy or someone who is not?

---

---