Then, Sali endorsed state Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, to challenge the man who ousted him two years ago, Congressman Walt Minnick, D-Idaho. Because Vaughn Ward, Labrador's main competition for the Republican nomination,has never held elective office, sending him to Washington would be like "sending a Boy Scout to Iraq,", Sali said. In 2006, Ward actually led a combat tour in Fallujah, Iraq, and was awarded the Bronze Star. While ward was in Iraq, Sali was picking on women. In a state House floor debate, Sali linked abortion to breast cancer, a remark that reduced Rep. Wendy Jacquet, D-Ketchum, to tears. Jacquet is a breast cancer survivor. All of which provoked then-House Speaker Bruce Newcomb, R-Burley, to declare Sali "an absolute idiot"/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More Cheers & Jeers column here.

Question: Does Bill Sali deserve MartyTrillhaase's jeer for his recent slap at Repub congressional candidate Vaughn Ward?