Friday, August 28, 2009

Idaho Republicans show some grasp of reality

It seems that the loose lips of Rex Rammell, who joked about Obama hunting tags, are seen as going to far by the institutional GOP in Idaho.
The list of Idaho Republicans condemning a GOP gubernatorial candidate's comments about buying a license to hunt President Barack Obama grew Friday, as party leaders worried the incident would reflect badly on the state.

U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo said former elk rancher Rex Rammell's comment at a Twin Falls GOP merits an apology, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch disavowed him from the Republican Party, and Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter called Rammell's comment "reckless and inflammatory."

...In a statement Friday, Crapo said, "Rex Rammell's comments are in very poor taste and should not have been said. Remarks like these should not even be made jokingly. He should apologize for those remarks and for the perception they may have created."

Otter said Friday afternoon that there was no place for Rammell's comments in Idaho, which he said damages confidence in the political process and those who serve the public.

"As governor, as an Idaho Republican and as a citizen of our state, I reject and condemn this kind of rhetoric," he said.
It is pleasant to hear some GOP actually speak like grownups. Still, there is a touch of political opportunism as it also gives them a chance to rip the outsider running against the chosen one.

// posted by montag @ 6:14 PM
Comments:
Crapo (Crapo? And he kept that name?) is probably supporting Rex Rammell's (Porn name or what?) primary opponent.
# posted by Blogger Fixer : 7:58 PM
 

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