007: IACIstan Lapdogs Pimping Anti-Worker Bill

James Bond: Betsy’s Blog has a frightening, funny, and pathetic exchange about the Senate debate on an IACI bill to strengthen noncompete agreements in Idaho. Denton Darrington, a gasbag of a politician that epitomizes the need for term limits, became so outraged with Boise Democrat Senator Elliot Werk’s use of the phrase “by God” when he was debating against the crazy bill, that Denton—God bless him — asked that Senator Werk’s blasphemy be noted forever in the Senate Journal. … Why? Does Denton think God might read it sometime? Does Denton think that God doesn’t KNOW Senator Werk said it? Does Denton think people CARE about others saying “by God?” The bill, of course, is crazy — another attempt by IACI to turn Idaho into IACIistan. The more troubling thing to me, however, is that as a Republican, I seriously hope that the leaders in my party, like Denton Darrington, don’t think the people care about crap like that. We want lower taxes, less and more efficient government, and freedom. Denton Darrington and the other IACI lapdogs in the Legislature (mostly Republicans) should be ASHAMED for pimping this bill, which would RESTRICT freedom for workers in the same logical way that the closed shops restricted worker freedom. Yet, sadly, those same IACI-loving legislators tout the freedom granted by the Right to Work law.

DFO: 007, you just made HBO history by providing a new word for our corner of the blogosphere: IACIstan. Wunnerful. Most people don’t realize that Idaho isn’t controlled by the Repubs. It’s controlled by the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry. When those souless biz gurus say, “jump,” the solons start hopping. Thank you for continuing to call them as you see them behind enemy lines.