A New Test For New Speaker Bedke

For Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, pictured, the moment of truth has arrived. Bedke was elected, in part, to clean up the ethical quagmire left behind by his predecessor, former Speaker Lawerence (Boss) Denney, R-Midvale. But what came across Denney’s desk - ethical lapses, insider dealing and favoritism - pales in comparison to what Bedke faces: A GOP legislator who has pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit rape, who is a serial liar and who sits on the House Judiciary and Rules Committee. If you thought keeping tax scofflaw and former state Rep. Phil Hart, R-Hayden, on the House Revenue and Taxation Committee was a problem, consider the strange case of Rep. Mark Patterson, R-Boise/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: What would you do with Rep. Patterson if you were House Speaker Scott Bedke?