Tuning out when there's Little to watch

I opted not to watch the governor's latest performance, and I have no regrets

I haven’t missed a single Idaho gubernatorial State of the State address since 1995. But this year was different. I just couldn’t bring myself to endure the emptiest of all empty suits, Brad Little, give another totally disingenuous speech about how awesomely “conservative” Idaho’s government is under his leadership.

Don’t get me wrong. I know Idaho state government might be better than other states — California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, and Connecticut come quickly to mind — yet Idaho is still the skinny kid at the Fat Camp. Idaho state government is bloated and Little’s budget proposal calls for it to be even more so. I’ve had my fill of Brad Little saying one thing and doing another.

The real meat and potatoes of what Little is about is not to be found in the governor’s speech to the Legislature or in media accounts about it, but rather in …