Press: Minnick Faces Boobirds

The question, called in by Press subscriber George Schultz of Hayden, struck a delightful, derisive chord with the audience. Rep. Walt Minnick, who was hosting the forum on health care, said he understood the sentiment but suggested that the federal government actually does a few things well. Many in the crowd didn’t want to hear that. They booed. They booed again, loudly, when Rep. Minnick, whom The Washington Post recently deemed the most independent-thinking member of Congress, said he thought everybody in the auditorium should hope that our president is successful, for the good of the nation. At one point during Tuesday night’s forum, Minnick was responding to a question when, in mid-sentence, a woman in the front row shouted rudely, “Answer the question!” It’s the only time Rep. Minnick directly addressed a verbal assailant, saying that he was answering the question/ Coeur d’Alene Press . More here .

Question: What do you expect to see from Walt Minnick, now that he’s held several townhall meetings around his district to discuss the federal health care proposal?