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More Manure from Mr. Tester

Buried in today’s Helena IR:
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to preserve thousands of earmarks in a $410 billion spending bill on Tuesday, brushing aside Sen. John McCain’s claim that President Barack Obama and Congress are merely conducting business as usual in a time of economic hardship.
Left out of the Helena IR article:
NAYS:
Baucus (D-MT)
Tester (D-MT)
Quite frankly, Senator […]

Posted 04 March 2009 † Doug § Dextra § Democrat Dunderheads ‡ Comments (0)

Senator Tester, I call B.S.

The Helena IR printed this piece on Sunday from Missoulian “journalist” Micheal Jamison.  I use the quotes because I read exactly zero point zero challenging questions in what looked to me like  an ass kissing tournament with a single, overzealous contestant.  In the article, Mr. Tester proudly recounts his vote against a closed door real […]

Posted 23 February 2009 † Doug § Dextra § Democrat Dunderheads ‡ Comments (5)

Ammo Up?

When I saw this headline:
Obama’s speech a quiet call to arms for Americans
the article under it wasn’t quite what I expected; nor probably what the journalist intended for me to infer.

Posted 20 January 2009 † Doug § Humor ‡ Comments (2)

Just Wondering

If I look up at the sky and describe it as orange in color with purple stripes and red polka dots, would it just “seem to conflict” with reality?
[Mr. Obama’s] statement that he didn’t have contact with Blagojevich about the Senate seat seems to conflict with that of top adviser David Axelrod, who told Fox […]

Posted 10 December 2008 † Doug § ‡ Comments (2)

“Government” Money

I don’t usually read the opinion page in the newspaper, let alone comment upon it, but for some reason I stumbled onto the lead editorial in today’s Helena IR and was rewarded with a hearty laugh.  It seams the editorial staff is pleased that hidden in the latest bailout bill is full federal funding for […]

Posted 02 December 2008 † Doug § Humor ‡ Comments (0)

Grinding Wheels

Actually, I’m not even sure a sense of movement should be implied:
The [FWP environmental assessment] shows the project [to kill 50 of the roughly 700 urban deer in Helena] will have no or minimal impacts to land, air water and vegetation resources. The study also analyzed wildlife impacts and showed the project will have […]

Posted 11 May 2008 † Doug § Local Ludicrousness § Humor ‡ Comments (6)

Swinging with My Cain

In keeping with my typical late analysis of issues, a post by Carol over at Missoulapolis caught my attention when she highlighted a certain reassurance she felt with a Tuesday speech from John McCain in which he outlined some of his strategies to deal with our latest economic ‘crisis’. The story I read regarding […]

Posted 27 March 2008 † Doug § Republican Raunch § National Politics ‡ Comments (8)

What happens…

When infallibility meets reason?
Via BusinessWeek:
I am totally bewildered by what possessed a good man to make a bad decision like this IPO. Talk about your inconvenient truths.
Gore just has to be a good man, right? Right? Right.

Posted 25 March 2008 † Doug § Democrat Dunderheads ‡ Comments (1)

Skulls as Thick as Concrete

Aren’t we all familiar with the national housing bubble and its corresponding credit crunch? Is it a great mystery how it all occurred? After reading an AP piece in today’s Helena IR, I’m not so sure everybody gets it:
Just when consumers and the U.S. economy need banks to lend more freely, the mortgage […]

Posted 21 March 2008 † Doug § National Politics ‡ Comments (8)

While I’m Talking Action…

…I also noticed this in today’s IR:
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., introduced an amendment Tuesday promising that Congress will extend tax cuts benefiting the middle class before they expire in 2010.
Well, gee, thanks Senator. You introduced an amendment to make a promise. I think my five year old tried this one […]

Posted 12 March 2008 † Doug § Humor § Montana Politics ‡ Comments (1)