Idaho can’t keep up with Utah. So stop trying. The pointless crusade to illegally seize federal lands has ground on for years. It’s an expensive farce, one that will go nowhere and serves only to keep hardliners well fed. Too much has already been spent on second legal opinions, useless meetings and general griping. But Idaho isn’t alone. It’s a boondoggle throughout the West. Utah is organizing a compact of Western states, in the hope of pooling efforts, even though the ultimate goal is unattainable. That state has sunk millions into the doomed campaign, even after its own report estimated annual management would cost a budget busting half-billion/Twin Falls Times-News Editorial Board. More here.

Question: Do we know which North Idaho legislators support federal land takeover nonsense?