U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, is a conservative's conservative. When the National Journal combed through a series of votes, it ranked Crapo the 10th most conservative member of the U.S. Senate. That puts him behind fellow Idahoan Jim Risch, who heads the list, as well as Tim Scott, R-S.C. (third), Mike Lee, R-Utah (seventh) and Ron Johnson, R-Wis. (ninth) but well ahead of Rand Paul, R-Ky., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Pat Toomey, R-Penn. - who didn't even make the top 15. But you wouldn't know it from the Club for Growth. The conservative group famous for going into GOP primaries and targeting Republicans it deems not pure enough - including Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson - just issued its endorsements. Johnson's on the list. Same goes for Lee and Scott. As are Paul, Rubio and Toomey. Crapo? ... He's not on it/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.