Archive | January, 2006
Bill Frist’s ‘Is Is’ Moment
Senator Bill Frist, appearing on Meet the Press this morning came up with another fascinating excuse for his dishonesty related to the sale of HCA stock before the stock dropped in value. Frist’s response to a clearly untrue statement he made to CNBC about not knowing that he owned HCA stock: `what America thinks is a blind [...]
Continue reading...See, the terrorists are like…
29. January 2006
I humbly propose that this is the worst editorial ever written. Thank you, Daily Inter lake. You’ve made my week.
Continue reading...Questions for the Democratic Candidates Seeking to Replace Burns
29. January 2006
Just about two weeks ago, I sent out a list of questions to the Democrats seeking to replace Conrad Burns in the Senate. We, like a lot of Montanans, are trying to figure out which candidate we should support and work for, but would like to know what the candidates believe on the issues. Thus [...]
Continue reading...Thumbs Up to Functional Illiteracy
27. January 2006
The IR continued its hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and deep analysis of the issues with this week’s “Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down” editorial. Among the four topics covered in the space of good paragraph was this gem: Thumbs down to the results of a study that found most college students nearing a diploma are unable to handle many complex [...]
Continue reading...Republicans Criticize Lindeen on Ethics
27. January 2006
Another sensible idea from the ever-consistent Montana GOP. It seems they are concerned about the ethics of Monica Lindeen because she had the audacity to vote on a bill related to Internet service providers while serving in the Montana legislature. Lindeen, you see, the Republicans argue, should have put her investments in a blind trust. I [...]
Continue reading...Denny Rehberg and the Meth Problem
25. January 2006
Denny Rehberg was in town today, touting his support for a nonsensical proposed extension of the Patriot Act that would ‘help fight meth.’ There are a number of problems with this proposal. First, doesn’t it demonstrate that the USA PATRIOT Act has become cover for anything the federal government or an individual member of Congress want [...]
Continue reading...Baucus the Bold is Back!
25. January 2006
After somewhat suprisingly (to me, at least) announcing his opposition to the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, Max Baucus came back to his comfortable center-right positioning today, announcing that he isn’t sure what he thinks about the NSA domestic spying scandal. According the the Billings Gazette today: Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., said he [...]
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- Tester-Burns Debate
- A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf
- Montana's Max: Nutcakes!
- Dennis Rehberg: Master of the Oblivious
- Off to See Hillary and Obama
- Idaho Anti Wolf Coalition Falls Short (18)
- Blogs and the Media: Kemmick and Crisp (17)
- Tester-Burns Debate (14)
- The conscience of a liberal: why I am considering abstaining in the Iraqi War Referendum vote... (14)
- The Religious Right's Trump Card Exposed (13)
- Questions and One Thought After the GOP’s Last Day
- Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
- Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
- Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
- DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
- NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
- I just lost my appetite
- McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan
- Some Questions I’d Like to See Someone Ask Steve Daines
- Our Endorsements for the Democratic Primary: Bullock, Juneau, and Hunt
30. January 2006
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