idaho_senate_debate

This was nuts.  On CSPAN-2 last night they were playing the Idaho senate debate from two nights ago.  There were four candidates in the race to replace Larry Craig.  I thought Minnesota politics was nuts.  Highlights:

o The Republican, Jim Risch, is ahead by 20 points.
o Independent Rex Rammell is the "true conservative" running.
o Rammell was asked the "Palin question" (where does he get his news). He proudly said: FOX News, Hannity, and Limbaugh.
o Rammell accussed Risch of (a) stealing his land and (b) killing a large part of his elk herd that was running loose.
o The other independent's politics I'd loosely qualify as Christian fundamentalist + extreme libertarian
o Rammell would charge any woman who has an abortion at any time with murder.
o Since the Republican is ahead by 20 points, the independents didn't even address the Democrat, Larry LaRocco.  Basically the entire debate was railing against Risch.
o Did I mention that the other independent candidate legally renamed himself Pro-Life? He was addressed as Mr. Pro-Life the entire evening.
o Pro-Life wanted to get rid of public education, national parks, our currency system, etc. He was not carrying a rifle on stage. I looked.
o Pro-Life stated unequivocally that a soul begins the very moment sperm meets egg.
o Pro-Life claimed all social welfare should be handled by churches.  Incidentally, we've lost our way because church has become a Sunday social group.
o Pro-Life called all of the other candidates Communists and socialists.  He used "Communist" more than "socialist."