Relying on the Environmental Working Group's data base, IdahoReporter.Com found Lt. Gov. Brad Little and 18 lawmakers accepted $4.3 million in farm subsidies in the years between 1995 and 2009. Among these are some of the most conservative, anti-government, pro-free market acolytes you'll find anywhere. For instance, House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star. In 15 years, he accepted $163,502. Says Moyle, the money is there. He might as well take it. "If they're not giving it to me, they're going to give it to my neighbor," Moyle said. Just a second there. While it is true there's a line of farmers waiting for limited conservation program dollars, a small portion of Moyle's federal check - $3,500 -- comes from that account. The rest comes from commodity subsidies. That's an entitlement. If Moyle says no, nobody else collects. It goes unspent/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Is there a bit of hypocrisy going on here among Idaho legislators who love to spout against the federal government on other occasions?