Bjorn Sez The Darndest Things

In a candidate profile by the Coeur d’Alene Press, Zone 5 candidate Bjorn Handeen responds to a question re: partisanship:

I think that nonpartisan is a code word for nonconservative. I think the only people who have been complaining about the exposure of that concept are the people who would prefer their own agendas remain hidden.” Full profile here.

Question: Did you know nonpartisan meant nonconservative?