For the sake of argument, let's just concede what Rep. Vito Barbieri already knows: The Dalton Gardens Republican is the smartest man in the room. Certainly that was the case Monday when Barbieri's utter legal brilliance eluded the limited cognition of mere mortal men and women attending the House State Affairs Committee. Up for debate was a bill that aims to end the ability of rural Idaho women to access by telemedicine early and safe abortions through the use of abortion-inducing prescriptions. As Dr. Julie Madsen, a physician who has provided telemedicine services testified against the measure, the political sage of our age piped up: "You mentioned the risk of colonoscopy. Can that be done by drugs?"/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

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