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A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf

6. April 2008

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 [...]

Montana’s Max: Nutcakes!

4. April 2008

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Senator Max Baucus, who never met a trade deal he didn’t like, has a great deal of respect for people, both left and right, who have concerns about free trade agreements: He said people do want the right thing, even if they’re not sure what that is on complex issues. He told business leaders at the [...]

What do Max Baucus and the IRS have in common?

9. March 2008

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What do Montana’s Max and the Internal Revenue Service have in common? They are both spending public money to tell me something beat to death by the media. The same day I received a full color postcard from Max (”Prepared, Published and Mailed at Taxpayer Expense”) talking about the economic stimulus package, CNN is reporting that [...]

Montana’s Max: Bold As Always

20. February 2008

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So, Max Baucus has announced his run for a 6th term. You’ll excuse me if the announcement has me less than excited. On Iraq, the Senator said this: Baucus also said he’d like U.S. troops to leave Iraq “as expeditiously as possible,” and that while America will continue to have a presence in the Middle East, [...]

To Be Fair To Senator Baucus

30. January 2008

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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.

Max Baucus: Looking Out for the Common Person. Well, if the Common Person Makes $75k.

29. January 2008

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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 [...]

Candidate Name Recognition

30. December 2007

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I wonder, if while writing news stories about low name recognition of political candidates, Montana’s political reporters ever consider the possibility that the reason candidates aren’t better known is because of their lack of coverage? I’m sure that Mike Lange is happy that no one know who he is, though, so he is unlikely to complain [...]