Phoning it In  In case you haven't heard, the Idaho Democratic
Party wants to forego real speeches from our candidates at the
upcoming Frank Church Banquet in favor of Youtube-style videos.
Cost to you: $75, rubber chicken included.  Former Twin Falls
resident Julie Fanselow is up in arms, and I don't blame her.  I
went to banquets featuring speeches from Cecil Andrus, J. D.
Williams, Richard Stallings, Larry LaRocco and Larry EchoHawk:
all elected officials at the time. They were fine.  That's FIVE.
And they're complaining about four, three of which are there to
nail Bill Sali?   I'm having a hard time justifying $75 to go as
it is, and I have a free place in Boise to stay. I'm having a
harder time justifying it now. If I may be so bold, Kos isn't
that interesting.  Go sign Julie's petition to stop the madness.
Don't donate; just enter your information, click "Sign Petition"
and be done with it.  This is the kind of stupidity that makes
us a minority. I can hear the ghost of Frank Gooding laughing
now ...  C