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Keeping Montana Montana
I applaud the fact that A huge patchwork of privately owned forest in northwest Montana — much of it abutting wilderness, and together almost a third the size of Rhode Island — will be permanently protected from development under an agreement announced Monday by two private conservation groups, the Nature Conservancy and the Trust for Public [...]
Continue reading...Republican to Challenge Flaw in Democratic System: Voting
11. June 2008
Well, at least they’re being honest about it now. Montana Republicans aren’t that fond of voting to decide who winners and losers of political contests are. Patty Lovaas, who got crushed by Bob Kelleher in the Republican Senate primary, is considering joining Mike Lange is his futile bid to run as an Independent, because democracy [...]
Continue reading...Senator Baucus Shouldn’t Be Subjected to Debates!
5. June 2008
I’m not a political expert by any means, but I’m not exactly sure that the most fortunate candidate in the history of the Senate should have his spokesman describe the upcoming campaign like this: For one thing, said Barrett Kaiser, a Baucus spokesman, there will be no debates. “Max plans on talking to Montanans across [...]
Continue reading...What Can Heal a Heart Wounded by Defeat?
3. June 2008
Sure, to borrow a line from Dennis Miller (pre right-wing looney, actually funny days), I made Walter Mondale (look him up, kids) look like William the Conqueror (yeah, him too) tonight in my first electoral bid, but the Montana electorate seems to have made a choice that takes away all that pain. We’re bound to [...]
Continue reading...I’m Endorsing Mike Lange in the Republican Primary
27. May 2008
Yes, that Mike Lange. No, certainly not because I think he would be an effective Senator, but because he offers the promise of the most entertaining race this fall, even better than Bob Kelleher. While Lange told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle that he thinks he can defeat Senator Baucus this fall, I am most interested in [...]
Continue reading...Senator Baucus: Ahead of the Curve on Health Care? I Think He’s Already Struck Out
11. May 2008
Senator Baucus certainly deserves credit for one thing. Being able to make this remark to a reporter about increasing access to health care without bursting into laughter must have taken a remarkable degree of self-control: “I want the Finance Committee to be ready, to be ahead of the curve,” he said. “That’s why I’ve begun hearings, [...]
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