Intelligent Discontent

true, but some poop is larger and smellier… (hint: from the larger animal).  preaching to the choir, but meh, why not? props to both animals being vegetarian though :0)

Bush: More Lies, More Unfounded Rhetoric

According to Bush the Democrats are to blame for the high gas prices. Yeah, I’ll just let that sink in for a second… … President Bush drilled the “Democratic-controlled Congress” for opposing White House energy policies, which he said has resulted in the rise of “gas prices to record levels.” “If Congressional leaders leave for the Fourth of [...]

Free’s endorsement of Obama (I agree)

The Billing’s Gazette reports that Superdelegate Kalyn Free, one of the most influential women in Indian Country politics, announced on Monday her support for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign… “I’m seeing a rebirth and reawakening in this country to political activism,” Free, a DNC at-large member… Jay Stevens, of Left in the West, comments on the [...]

Obama, Iraq, and “Wiggle Room”

Obviously, a major theme of the Democratic and Republican primaries has been Iraq. Most Americans want out of Iraq or are, at least, generally displeased with the war (a recent Rasmussen poll found that 65 percent of Americans want to see us out of Iraq within a year). McCain has said that he is willing [...]

A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf

While it was certainly gratifying to hear so many Montana political leaders talk about how proud they are to be Democrats last night, it was interesting to see how many of them minimized their party affiliation on their campaign signs. There were an awful lot of tiny donkeys and tiny font sizes on the banners [...]

End This War Now…or Uh, At Some Undefined Politically Safe Time

Matt Taibbi does, and he’s not feeling terribly supportive of the Democrats who have done nothing to actually end the war. Pelosi seemed especially broken up about having to surrender on Iraq, sounding like an NFL coach in a postgame presser, trying with a straight face to explain why he punted on first-and-goal. “We just didn’t [...]

An Increasingly Relevant Six Year Old News Story

Peter Johnson, writing in the Great Falls Tribune, in 2002: It’s too early to panic, but Montana Democrats anxiously are recruiting a candidate to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg…. But the more pertinent time frame is how long it takes a challenger to organize a campaign, raise money and get his or her name before [...]