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Questions and One Thought After the GOP’s Last Day
The tragedy of John McCain is that he finally he achieved his dream of becoming the Republican nominee for President, but lost what was best about himself to do it.
Continue reading...Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
16. August 2008
I haven’t written much about educational issues lately, but this story in the Dallas Morning News is a striking example of an educational trend that is deeply troubling: ensuring that students pass not because they have mastered the content, but because the system is designed to make failing impossible. Concerned about high dropout rates, the [...]
Continue reading...Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
9. August 2008
Initially, let’s review Representative Rehberg’s stance on the Republican Potemkin Congress this week. According to his taxpayer-funded web site on August 6th, Rehberg feels that the Potemkin Congress is incredibly important. His press release makes the case: “America needs a Congress that will act now to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and work to lower [...]
Continue reading...Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
7. August 2008
I wonder why Representative Rehberg and his colleagues in Washington weren’t concerned about the Congress doing its work in 2006, when they controlled the chamber. Charles Pope wondered the same thing back then: Something must’ve been lost in translation. How else to explain Congress’ decision to give itself a seven-day recess in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. [...]
Continue reading...DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
3. August 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...NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
1. August 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...I just lost my appetite
8. July 2008
The G8 has, once again, proven it’s dedication to ending world hunger and food shortages: Shortly after calling for us all to waste less food, and for an end to three-for-two deals in British supermarkets, Gordon Brown joined his fellow G8 premiers and their wives for an eight-course Marie Antoinette-style “Blessings of the Earth and 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
5. September 2008
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