In response to a question re: whether Idaho plans to sell land to China, Gov. Butch Otter told a Woman's Day crowd in Boise today: “No -- that's the answer. I don't know how that got so convoluted, but I guess it had to do with poor timing on our part. The first lady and I led a trade delegation to China.” He noted that Idaho's international sales have risen dramatically since 1987, when he first became lieutenant governor, and touted that growth. “Somehow the connection was made between a visit that was made to the state of Idaho by a Chinese group and my trip to China,” Otter said. “I have never ever talked to anyone or got into a discussion with anyone that wanted to buy 50,000 acres right next to Gowen Field, which we don't have ..."/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

Question: Why does this rumor keep dogging Butch Otter?