To hear all the harrumphing going on about it, you'd think Idaho Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter tripped on his shoe laces again when he said U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill, pictured, does not share Idaho values. Speaking to a Capitol for a Day group at Craigmont Feb. 7, Otter bemoaned the federal judge's ruling sealing off U.S. Highway 12 from Otter's friends in the megaload industry. Winmill "doesn't share all of the enthusiasm for the marketplace and freedom that we do in Idaho," Otter said. Harrumph, wrote the Idaho Statesman's Dan Popkey. Just look at the sterling resume/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Is it possible that Gov. Butch Otter truly does reflect Idaho values well (read to end of editorial)?