ELECTION: Hope hole not too deep

Rep. Minnick, I'm happy to read that you are "looking forward to spending more time in the Idaho backcountry, floating rivers and hiking mountains." I'm going to spend more of my time struggling to keep my business going and meeting payroll in a bad economy.

It seems that Obama, Pelosi and Reid saved themselves but not you, and they have no concern for the residents of Idaho. Your much touted "independence" apparently was not enough to distance yourself from public sentiment against the Democratic Congressional majority. The question now is, "Will we be able to recover from the mess we are in?"

PAUL FINMAN

Post Falls