October 2007

Fall is Definitely Here

October 20, 2007

I did something a little crazy this weekend and took a vacation, and decided to wander on a few roads I’d never been on before. In the process, I saw some really delightful signs of fall, and even experienced my first bit of snowfall this season. I’m not much of a photographer, but with Montana [...]

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Branding Helena, Part Two

October 17, 2007

I need to get an imaginary job, like being a person who helps cities brand themselves. I mean, it can’t be hard.  Somehow, Helena should brand itself as “The West’s Learning Center for the Arts.” If that won’t pack the tourists in, then what will? If only a brochure touting that incredible option had been [...]

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An IR Editorial…correct?!

October 17, 2007

I am not used to the Independent Record challenging local Helena schools, even though it seems their place to at least question problems and issues (you know, being “the media” and all) but I was pleasantly surprised this morning to read their editorial. Despite the law allowing alternative scheduling, taking away classroom time, whether it [...]

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Newsflash: GOP Candidate for Governor Has Raised ZERO Out of State Funds

October 13, 2007

Seriously, Erik Iverson is supposed to revitalize the Montana Republican Party? With garbage like this?: "The governor has spent the last three years courting wealthy Democrat elites from all around the country," said Erik Iverson, chairman of the state Republican Party. "We’ve got a governor who puts self-promotion and campaign fundraising ahead of doing what’s [...]

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Your Democratic "Leadership"

October 12, 2007

Why did so many people work so hard to bring a Democratic majority to Congress? Certainly not for Nancy Pelosi: "Look," she said, the chicken breast on her plate untouched. "I had, for five months, people sitting outside my home, going into my garden in San Francisco, angering neighbors, hanging their clothes from trees, building [...]

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The Kids Are Alright, Tom

October 10, 2007

If there is anything I hate, it’s self-satisfaction of baby boomers who wistfully wonder why young people aren’t as noble and politically involved as they remember themselves being. The spectacle of a smug middle-aged influence peddler condemning young people for being insufficiently engaged in the very political process he and his generation have rendered largely [...]

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Brad Johnson: Another Day Off?

October 10, 2007

It seems like Brad Johnson considers his position a part time one, as he is apparently not at work today. This, two days after a state holiday and a little more than a week after a weeklong vacation. For once, maybe Mr. Johnson was right: Informed voting means taking the time to study the issues, [...]

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The Montana GOP and the Truth: Irreconcilable?

October 10, 2007

Good to see that the Hardliner is back in action, with a fresh press release from the Montana GOP. What’s unfortunate is that the content is about as honest as the presentation. Straight from the Astroturf: "Kennedy launched a rambling, baseless attack against Montana’s Congressman Denny Rehberg on SCHIP – the State Children’s Health Insurance [...]

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