Vestal: The ‘I’m Not Phil Hart’ Pledge

Has Mike Jorgenson, pictured, lost his mind? Or will he simply prove that the residents of his Hayden Lake legislative district have not lost theirs? Jorgensen is a longtime Idaho Republican in the not-crazy sense of the word. Which is to say he favors lower taxes, but believes in paying them – unlike tax cheat, timber thief and comically inept civil engineer Phil Hart. Jorgenson is running in Idaho’s GOP primary on May 15, and he has signed and circulated a pledge in which he promises to pay his taxes and otherwise follow the law. Wild. “People are embarrassed by what Phil Hart has done,” said Jorgenson. “It’s a reflection on the county. It’s a reflection on the party. It’s a reflection on the state.” Finally. A tax pledge that a politician ought to sign, preposterous as it might seem. Of course, not all of them are – notably Sen. Steve Vick, a fellow traveler of Hart’s out there on the tip of the wing, where raw milk and alternative currencies are seen as the pressing issues of the day/ Shawn Vestal , SR. More here.

Question: Has Mike Jorgenson’s ‘Republican Principle Pledge’ caused any ripples in District 2?