Is the Idaho Legislature really conservative? Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, says it is. And he probably believes it, too. Hill recently told a columnist, “We have a very conservative Legislature, and I would put that up against any legislature in the nation.” As my old friend Ralph Smeed would say, “Interesting, if true.” As concerns the Idaho Legislature, it’s interesting — but not true. Don’t just take my word for it. Let the record speak for itself. While other legislatures across the country pass school choice innovations that allow students to go to the school that best fits their needs, Idaho sits still. A proposal to let dollars follow students to the school of their choice can’t get a hearing. Meanwhile, lawmakers are poised to return to the old liberal standby:  shovel more money into the public school system without a single expectation for a return on learning investment. More here.

Question: It's mind-boggling that anyone would consider the Idaho Legislature as being anything but conservative. And it puts in perspective what the Far Right and its cheerleaders mean when they call mainstream Republicans "liberals." Thoughts?