Trib: And You Thought Commie Scare Was Passe?
Over the years, Canyon County voters have elected some of the most extreme members of the Idaho Legislature. But no one can blame those voters for freshman Rep. Curtis Bowers, R-Caldwell. He was put in the House of Representatives by Gov. Butch Otter. Bowers, a former restaurant owner, has already gravitated to the right wing of his caucus, joining with five other legislators to ask the attorney general's office to investigate the Moscow City Council for making health insurance available to the domestic partners of city employees. But he recently drew attention on his own with a newspaper column saying such moves follow the agenda of the Communist Party USA/Jim Fisher, Lewiston Tribune. More here.
Related: Bowers has an enemies' list, and it may include you/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman
