U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo illustrated several points by use of charts during his townhall meeting in Coeur d'Alene Monday evening. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen)

U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo fielded dozens of questions from nearly 100 frustrated constituents in a town hall meeting at the Coeur d'Alene library Monday evening. After giving a quick overview of the economic situation facing the country and how he feels it could be solved, the senator took nearly an hour's worth of questions from the audience. He dealt with everything from onerous regulations to Alzheimer's disease. "I think everybody in this room understands what's killing us; it's what you have right there on that board," said Rich Loudenback, who is chapter secretary for the John Birch Society. "It's all those regulations. It's insanity." Loudenback said the U.S. cannot compete with the rest of the world with all of the regulations and restraints that businesses have to face. Crapo said in just the last seven to eight years, the administration has created 21,000 new regulations, totaling 485,000 pages/Jeff Selle, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Have you ever attended a townhall meeting conducted by a member of Idaho's congressional delegation?