Sarah Elliott on the Montana GOP’s continuous whining: “There is nothing new here,” she said in a prepared statement. “While many Montanans are struggling with high gas prices and a national economic downturn, the Montana Republican Party is worried about conversations that the commissioner himself said would not affect his judgment.” Don’t get me wrong, the issue [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 25, 2008
The Friday Palin was introduced to the “lower 48″ was the day I arrived in Alaska. Weird? You bet. With all the Palin related posts being posted here on Intelligent Discontent, I thought this would be an appropriate time to jot down some of what I’m hearing up here in The Last Frontier. No one could argue [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
David Letterman was pretty upset about McCain cancelling an appearance on his show. You may or may not agree with Letterman’s frustration, but he did make a valid point: “What are you going to do if you’re elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We’ve got a guy like that now!” It’s worth thinking about.
Continue reading...Sunday, August 3, 2008
As I scanned Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty blog today (yes, I read Ron Paul’s blog and yes, most of the time I find myself enjoying it; note, at no point in time did I support his candidacy) I was shocked to stumble across this: Travelers beware: U.S. agents now have the authority to seize and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 1, 2008
NorthWestern Energy keeps making huge profits while Montanans suffer from hyper-increased prices - makes those two words “eminent domain” come to mind, don’t it? NorthWestern Energy has reported second-quarter earnings nearly four times as much as same time a year ago. North Western recorded $9.5 million in net income, compared with $2.4 million from April through June [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 31, 2008
Rasmussen Reports’ new poll shows McCain and Obama even at 47% in our state: The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state shows McCain attracting 45% of the vote in Montana while Obama earns 44%. When “leaners” are included, it’s all tied up at 47%. A month ago, Obama had a five-point advantage in Montana. In [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 31, 2008
Referencing rough economic times, papers across the country are cutting staff - Montana is one of the places being affected by these cuts. … in Bozeman, Mont., the daily newspaper there said it has to cut six full-time and three part-time positions through layoffs amounting to 6.5% of its staff, according to a story in [...]
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