Archive | January, 2007
Voting? We Can’t Have Too Much of That…
House Republicans are introducing two bills today to help restrict access to voting by eliminating Montana’s highly successful same-day registration. Tom McGillvray (R-Billings) wants to restrict registration to four days before an election and require “proof of citizenship,” in the form of a birth certificate, passport, or tribal ID card. Rick Jore (Crazy-Ronan), wants to [...]
Continue reading...Why the Surprise?
15. January 2007
Since the civil rights act, people black and white and of all levels of education have been pondering and debating- Why, with the end of de jure segregation, does de facto segregation continue? Why, if the American dream is attainable, have black people by and large not attained it? The answer to this [...]
Continue reading...Senate Bill 15: A Fine Sentiment, But Bad Idea
14. January 2007
Both Jay and Colby have written in support of Senate Bill 15, which would prohibit protesting at funerals. While I agree that the proposed law is based on a laudable desire to protect families from additional emotional distress at the time of the loss of a loved one, its overly broad writing and troubling rationale [...]
Continue reading...The GOP: In Touch with American Workers and Families
12. January 2007
In the debate about raising the minimum wage, Republican Jack Kingston, who decried the bitter damage that would be done to his family if he were forced to work a full week, argued that people living in poverty have an easy answer? Work more. Laurel Republican Dan McGee wants to repeal the two month old ban [...]
Continue reading...Republican to voters: “Screw you”
12. January 2007
You know, I still don’t know exactly where I stand on lobbying. I understand how the system works, but the reality is, I am disgusted in the amount of money that goes into elections and much of that comes from lobbyists and their clients. Nonetheless, I think the voters were clear in their intent in November: [...]
Continue reading...The UK On the Bush Iraq Plan: Uh…No Thanks
11. January 2007
The coalition of the willing is starting to look even more like the coalition of one, with a few friends offering only grudging support. The Daily Telegraph reports that even as President Bush is planning an escalation in Iraq, the United Kingdom is on the way out: The deployment will bring the total number of US [...]
Continue reading...Your Montana Legislature at Work: Education
11. January 2007
Some of the critical issues facing Montanans, from the perspective of your representatives in Helena: Roger Koopman (R) thinks we need to encourage “positive attributes of marriage.” Kim Gillan (D) wants to fund a pork project at MSU-Billings for $75,000 to “develop a sustainable core of committed leaders who understand the state’s changing and challenging economy, the [...]
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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
18. January 2007
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