Comments on: GUARDIAN Calls The Races https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/ A different slant on the news. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:58:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: osprey https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3241 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:58:47 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3241 I smell a category 4 storm carrying a blue wave across this nation and its going to hit the levee around Idaho and I would not be surprised to see it breached in a couple places like the First Congressional District.

]]> By: Naznarreb https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3240 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:30:52 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3240 I really hope you’re right about HJR2. That’s my big issue this year and I can’t shake this feeling that come November 8th that embarrassing piece of legislation will be enshrined in our constitution. I am very confident, however it goes, in 15 to 20 years people will look back on this these types of laws and wonder just what in the hell we were thinking.

]]> By: Larry Spencer https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3239 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:06:50 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3239 Word from the panhandle and Coeur d Alene. Kootenai and Bonner Counties will go to Butch, Sali and Luna, and we will only have one incumbent legislator in Noth Idaho lose his seat. I won’t say who, as I have endorsed him and he could still win, but it will extremely close. Prop 1 will fail statewide. Prop 2 could still go either way, but Bonner County will vote for it. I’m not yet sure about Kootenai County on Prop 2. Another Legislative session is soon to be upon us, and I can’t wait to get back to Boise.

]]> By: junkyard dog https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3238 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:34:14 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3238 Idaho is dead last (51st in the nation) in welfare laws and welfare reform, dead last in getting people off welfare and keeping them off welfare, 8th worse in poverty and hunger… and things seem to get worse with every year. I agree, it’s time to “throw da bums out” and get some represenatives in there who genuinely care about a better quality of life for all Idahoans, and not just the fat cat investors who come to the table with $$$ in their eyes.

]]> By: Han Solo https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3237 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:43:55 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3237 Otter smashes Brady 55-45 (probably closer to 56%)
Risch beats LaRocco 57-43
Sali beats Grant 53-47 (and that is being generous to Grant)

]]> By: idagreen https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3236 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:11:38 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3236 The Common Interest has posted a non-partisan voter guide here:

http://www.thecommoninterest.org/scorecard.aspx

This includes analysis of the propositions and a legislative scorecard, links to party and candidate websites.

Check out the rest of the website too, it’s worth a look.

]]> By: JR https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3235 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:44:44 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3235 I sure hope you’re correct in how you’ve called the races. I am in a mood to “throw da bums out”. Personally, I will be pleasantly stunned if banning gay marriage is defeated.

Enjoying your excellent work.

]]> By: Joe Moran https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3234 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:43:40 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3234 I read all the comments carefully and all I can say is …Guardian, I hope beyond hope that your calling the winners. Beating our ” psedu-cowpoke’, Otter, with a People oriented guy like Brady would make my day. If Grant beats Sali, why the drinks are on me, folks! I’ve been actually offering libations to the gods to see that Tilman follows Peavey- Derr out the door so we can have some honesty injected into our Conty commission.

As for all the propositions and Risch’s little tack on amendment to the ” more-money for schools” proposition ( NO.#1)…. a vote on continuing his 1% increase in sales tax. All the good voters of Idaho have to remember is ” Vote NO!” and we’ll all breath freer for a few more elections. As for the guardian’s comment on Simpson not messing up enough,I have a question in my mind…Is an arrogant,lifetime incumbent who’s about to sell out some of our most pristine wilderness to local fat-cats being honest with the wonderful people of this state?

]]> By: idagreen https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3233 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:56:26 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3233 The debate completely took Brady over the top, the KTVB poll was 65% for Brady after the debate until the wee hours of the morning. You can bet Butch didn’t like seeing those numbers on the screen and got some people mobilized to log on and vote for him, although he performed miserably.

Idaho is not quite as Republican as most like to think, especially in the legislative races, many have been quite close in the past.

It really only takes a few votes here, a shift there, and a precinct is won. Sean Spence lost in district 17 by only 9 votes.

Folks are fed up with Iraq, Foley and Abramoff et. al and can see the writing on the wall about our future quality of life if we don’t get a grip on development, property taxes and energy production.

Brady will do for Idaho what Schweitzer has done for Montana, lead us into the 21st century with better jobs and sustainable power. Otter has had his 25 years plus to work his magic for Idaho and not shown any vision for the future. Enough of the good old boys from “warshington”, as Butch likes to say.

Voter info at

http://www.idahovotes.gov

]]> By: Tam https://boiseguardian.com/2006/10/31/guardian-calls-the-races/#comment-3232 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:18:20 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=489#comment-3232 Well, I hope you are right on all counts, except I don’t know if I can stand another epi of the Ullman Monologues.

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