In 2010, as Gov. Butch Otter and legislators wrestled with a second round of deep budget cuts, the governor had breakfast with the Statehouse media corps and famously appealed for a little slack. "I would like to see some compassion (in news reports) that says, 'This is a tough, tough position to be in.' It's not fun. ... Do I lose sleep at night? Yeah." In 2011 — freshly re-elected, but facing a third year of budget-cutting — Otter sought no compassion. He passed on the traditional annual session with reporters, sending Lt. Gov. Brad Little in his place. This year, Otter will resume the tradition. He has agreed to a breakfast meeting and question-and-answer session with reporters, sponsored by the Idaho Press Club. The session is scheduled for Jan. 25. The easy pundit fallback here would be to question motives/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: What do you think Gov. Butch Otter's motive is this year in meeting with the Statehouse media corps when he dissed the group last year?