Dems Place Hopes On ‘Baloo’

Most baby boomers can recall the Walt Disney adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book .  It was a delightful, full length animated movie with the usual contest between the good characters and the bad characters (remember the giant cobra?).  Of course good always triumphs over evil. Idaho Democrats at last have a candidate for governor—-Boise businessman and long-time school district board member, A. J. Balukoff.  Yes, the easiest way to pronounce his name is to remember Baloo, the friendly bear.  Democrats are hoping Idahoans will be drawn to one of the first of the baby boomer generation much as people were drawn to the Disney character. This column six months ago put in print that “Baloo” would be the Democratic nominee/ Chris Carlson , Carlson Chronicle. More here. (AP photo)

DFO: If you’re as fed up as I am with the way Gov. Otter & his GOP legislative playmates have trashed Idaho education funding, you’ll welcome an alternative on the gubernatorial scene, albeit a Democrat, who understands the value of a good education system.

Thoughts?