Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said Wednesday night that he won't be introducing Ron Paul during his appearance at the Morrison Center on March 27. Otter said he was asked, but could not make it because of a prior commitment. "Ron Paul is a friend of mine. There are some things that we disagree on and a lot of things that we do agree on," Otter said/Brian Murphy, Idaho Politics. More here.

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Question: Do you really believe Gov. Otter has a prior commitment? Or is he trying to avoid being seen promoting Ron Paul?