Trib: Sage Dixon Already A Sell-out

In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase offers JEERS … to state Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay: “Simon Cameron, an industrialist, U.S. senator and Abraham Lincoln’s first secretary of war, is credited with observing, “an honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.” Which makes Dixon about the most honest politician now roaming the state Capitol. Less than five weeks into his first legislative session, Dixon (pictured) is the mastermind behind the “Friends of the NRA” license plate. “The NRA did support me during the general election, so I thought it was a good start,” Dixon told the Spokesman-Review’s Betsy Russell. No need to think. Just sell your vote to the highest bidder. Which is great if you happen to be one of the state’s most influential lobbies. If, on the other hand, you happen to be a citizen with nothing more to offer than a vote, you’re out in the cold.” More here.