Author: Dustin

About a decade ago, legislative leadership launched an effort to bring more civility to Idaho politics. Sen. Brent Hill and others brought in so-called civility experts to lecture political figures on how to conduct themselves in the public arena. Yours truly received an invitation to a private meeting that included others from the media sphere. […]

House Speaker Mike Moyle’s attack dogs, Lauren Walker and Brandy Paradee, have launched an all-out assault on conservative legislative scorecards.  It’s easy to understand why. Those scorecards show their pal Moyle isn’t the conservative stalwart they tell the public they think he is.  For years, the Idaho Freedom Foundation has published the Idaho Freedom Index, […]

By now, you might know “Moyle’s Loyals,” Brandy Paradee and Lauren Walker. Based on numerous interactions and photos posted on X over the past several months, they appear to be close allies of Idaho House Speaker Mike Moyle of Star. If you don’t know who Brandy and Lauren are, go read Greg Pruett’s recent takedown […]

Idaho Freedom Action, the 501c4 sister organization to Idaho Freedom Foundation, released Wednesday a new ad torching Sen. Jim Guthrie for his pro-illegal immigration record.  It’s brutal.  The ad focuses on Guthrie’s vote against a bill to strip taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits from illegal immigrants. Guthrie, likely one of Idaho’s vulnerable incumbents in 2026, not only […]

Earlier this week, I shared my top 5 most vulnerable lawmakers ahead of the 2026 primary election here in Idaho.  Then I added one I missed. Whoops!  Now, let’s flip the script and review the safest members.  Keep in mind this is how I see things, not how I want them to be. Were I […]

I try not to remark on federal issues, as I know my voice is limited and nothing I say will change anything at all in the Swamp.  That said, I’m still going to take a second to explain why I cannot get on board with Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill.  Let’s get something out of the […]