Tag: Larry Craig

  • More on the RAT, privatization, and the last year of dirty deeds by the Bushies.

    David Neiwert wrote this insightful piece. Neiwart, I should add is an expert on the ideas of the Western extreme right wing. Everyone should read his book In God’s Country: The Patriot Movement and the Pacific Northwest. WSU Press. 1999. The Phonies in the Woods. By David Neiwert. Common Sense. He discusses the RAT tax,…

  • Craig Says He’ll Stay in Senate, Defying the G.O.P.

    Craig Says He’ll Stay in Senate, Defying the G.O.P. By Carl Hulse. New York Times This is a huge story in Idaho, and, of course, nationwide too. Update. Editorial by the Idaho Statesman. Our view: Craig’s broken promise is unfair to Idahoans. Idaho GOP divided as Craig says he’s staying. By John Miller. Associated Press…

  • Idaho's Mike Simpson picks up Craig's range ideas

    There is an important story in the WWP blog. Idaho’s one kinda moderate member of Congress (Rep. Mike Simpson, 2nd district) is stepping in to fill Craig’s stance on grazing and wildfires.

  • Craig's Fall May Benefit Salmon

    Craig’s Fall May Benefit Salmon. By Matthew Daily. Associated Press. Craig is the most hostile of any senator to conserving the salmon and steelhead runs, and with very little support he had held up many measures to assure these anadromous fish would continue to spawn in Idaho, migrate downstream as smolts to the ocean and…

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