Richert: Otter’s Wilderness Whopper

In a current blog post, Kevin Richert/Idaho Statesman points to the misinformation that Gov. Butch Otter provided the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee this week re: the Frank Church-River of No Return (Wilderness). Otter said: ““There are more people in one day, probably, that play golf on the floating green in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho than visit the Frank Church-River of No Return (Wilderness) in a year.” Statesman reporter Rocky Barker noted Thursday that the resort golf course attracts 280 golfers on a good day, while the wilderness area sees about 33,000 visitors per year — a hundredfold miscalculation. Then, Richert notes: “The best-case scenario: If Otter says he shot a five on the 11th hole, the rest of his foursome would be well advised to double-check his math.” More here .

Question: Would you want to play golf with Gov. Otter?