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Man-In-Waiting ♥ Legislative Direction

Asked if there are any bills so far this session that he would veto - the lieutenant governor is acting governor when the governor is out of state, and gets to sign or veto bills - Lt. Gov. Brad Little said, “Actually I have written a few notes on a couple bills,” and he said he's seen a draft of a letter on one bill that Gov. Butch Otter may let become law without his signature. But, Little said, “There's nothing I've seen yet that I would veto. But it's no different than serving in the Legislature. There's a lot of bills that you vote on that you wish you had 'none of the above' as an option, but it's action that has to take place. It's just like these incredibly complex education series of bills. There's little bits and pieces of it that I don't like, but the total direction of it I think is absolutely essential”/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

Question: Are you glad/concerned that Lt. Gov. Brad Little, who's likely to become Idaho governor, after Butch Otter retires to his ranch in Eagle, supports the direction taken by the 2011 Legislature?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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