No matter the question, the answer coming from Idaho's Capitol was always the same: Give us a little time. With the economy in the doldrums, Idaho's struggling schools will have to do with less. Wait. Gas costs too much and people are out of work. The state's crumbling highway and bridge network will just have to make do. We'll have to put that off awhile. With the Idaho Republican Party so divided, nobody can afford to alienate the base. So hang on a little longer. Well, the economy seems to be on the mend. State revenues are running ahead of forecasts. Even the price of fuel is slipping below $2 a gallon. And the war for the heart and soul of the Idaho GOP is over. Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter's team won. The insurrectionists lost/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Which issue will get most of the Legislature's attention this year?