Church banquet

The photo below gives a better idea of how big the room was, and how many folks attended.

A great part of the banquet for me was meeting fellow bloggers. In no particular order, Sissyphus, Serephin, Tara, d2, Markos, Idaho Rocks, and meeting again others I had been introduced to before, Jill, Julie, McJoan, Irv H. and Tom from Fort Boise. I even saw and have a picture of, though did not meet, the infamous Binkyboy.

Risch; Fresh Ideas?

I checked today and couldn't find a web site for Risch for Senate. Risch's primary opponent, Rex Rammel, already has one up. (h/t Mountain Goat) Larry LaRocco has a website up, and he also has a blog. As Betsy Russell reported, Risch says he doesn't read blogs and he doesn't pay attention to comments in them.

Well, that's not surprising. The Idaho blogosphere is much more blue than red, so there's not as much to pull Risch in. Also, Risch is an old school guy. I know guys his age that don't even like to use email or computers. Russell ( or maybe it was Jill Kuraitis) once reported that Risch, wearing a sport coat and tie, apologized for his informality for not wearing a suit. That's some serious old school thinking.

I think Risch's old school mein, and his apparent lack of interest in the internet (he's announced for Senate, but no web site) says something about Risch's ability to bring new thinking to Congress. What it says is, not so much. "How I've always done business has worked for me and I see no reason to change."

Update: In the credit where credit is due department, Jill Kuraitis was the first person to ask Risch about whether he reads blogs or online news.