In an op-ed for the Coeur d'Alene Press Saturday, Chairman Brent Regan of the Idaho Freedom Foundation board defended his organization's controversial "Freedom Index":

Critics of Wayne Hoffman and the Idaho Freedom Foundation say that the IFF has an “agenda.” The critics are right and the “agenda” is telling the truth. All too often we are told by the incumbents about how they faithfully serve their constituents when the truth is something different. They can cherry pick a few votes out of hundreds to support their claims. Their opponents can also pick a few votes that will indicate the exact opposite. The truth will help you if you are honest and hurt you if you are not. So what is the truth? More here.

• Hoffman explains Freedom Index (with video)/Huckleberries Online