Item: GOP slams Minnick for embracing MoveOn.org reforms/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman

More Info: The flap goes back to a Aug. 10 meeting in Coeur d’Alene, and the 1st Congressional District lawmaker wasn’t even there. A staffer, Sarah Worley, met with a half dozen of Minnick’s constituents, members of MoveOn.org. The activists wanted Minnick to pledge to three reforms: a constitutional amendment that would bar corporations from donating to campaigns; a bill encouraging campaigns to accept public financing; and legislation designed to limit the influence of corporate lobbyists. Worley indicated support on Minnick’s behalf

Question: Are Idaho Republicans succeeding in their never-ending attempt to pin House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Congressman Walt Minnick?

Liberal groups say they plan to attend a town hall meeting this afternoon by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

Their plan, as reported in a press release from MoveOn.org this morning, is “to express our support for serious health care reform and express our skepticism of her proposals.”

So it would appear the meeting could be interesting. It starts at 4 p.m. at Universisty High School, 12420 E. 32nd Ave., in the Spokane Valley.