I've watched the antics in the Legislature for years. A handful of the men and women who go there to serve each session actually do so with an idea of helping people. The rest seem to be re-living high school. It's weird...it really is.  In a way, Butch Otter doesn't fit into that group. He's more like The Nice Principal. And so many of the Legislators end up being like...(I'm gonna test your TV trivia) ... a room full of Eddie Haskells - complementing him all the while, scheming behind his back. Man, no wonder The Governor needs compassion...not only from the press, but also from the citizens. We stick him with a bunch of "Sophomores"  in the Senate and expect him to get things done. The Speaker of the House has to contend with it, too. He's like The Vice Principal, spanking and cajoling/Dennis Mansfield. More here.

• Running government like an autocrat/Muskrat, 43rd State Blues
• Inconsistency in Wingnuttistan/IdaBlue
• Statesman asks us to cease and desist? Not quite/Idaho Conservative Blogger
• Tar and feathers of the Tea Party/MountainGoat Report

Question: Do you think Dennis Mansfield's description of the Idaho Legislature is accurate -- a room full of Eddie Haskells?