Archive | January, 2008
Montana’s Political Reporters Create and Solve Crisis in Four Days
You’ve got to love the political coverage in Montana from time to time. Today’s editorial in the Independent Record offers a huge sigh of relief, because the Legislature never intended to deny access to the media during caucuses and legislative sessions: “I would just like to state upfront that there is and has been no interest [...]
Continue reading...Just When You Think the Montana Republican Party Couldn’t Be More Petty
30. January 2008
Now, they’re denying John Bohlinger a vote at their totally irrelevant caucus: Bohlinger said the state party has no authority to define who is a Republican and who is not. And he doesn’t think he will get turned away on Tuesday.‘‘If they were to do that, they would look silly,’’ Bohlinger said. ‘‘And I don’t think [...]
Continue reading...To Be Fair To Senator Baucus
30. January 2008
I do appreciate that his proposal does offer an extension of unemployment benefits. I hope that survives more than any other part of the package.
Continue reading...Max Baucus: Looking Out for the Common Person. Well, if the Common Person Makes $75k.
29. January 2008
On the broad question of the proposed economic stimulus proposals, I’ll admit I’m not smart enough to understand how sending a few hundred bucks to people three months from now is going to have much of an impact on the economy, but if the federal government wants to keep mortgaging our shared future for the [...]
Continue reading...My Three Favorite Parts of the State of the Union
28. January 2008
Let’s continue our assault on the public schools: To open the doors of these schools to more children, I ask you to support a new $300 million program called Pell Grants for Kids. We have seen how Pell Grants help low-income college students realize their full potential. Together, we have expanded the size and reach of [...]
Continue reading...The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the School Boards
27. January 2008
That’s the interesting premise of an article by Matt Miller in this month’s Atlantic Monthly. Miller’s argument, at its core, is that American education is badly hampered by our tradition of local control of schools and that, in order to improve student success rates, we need some degree of national oversight of curriculum and testing. He [...]
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