It looks like I haven’t provided my kids with enough school supplies again, so I’m taking myself to court to remedy the situation. Or something like that. The coalition of public school districts and others began “yet another” trial focusing on whether we are providing our employees with enough money to teach our kids, and […]
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Posted 23 September 2008
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Montana Headlines recently posted an excellent piece authored by Republican gubernatorial candidate Roy Brown (quite a coup, well done!) in which he discusses a House bill that, to all of our surprise and astonishment, would expand the reach of the federal government into any backyard puddle in Montana, or the nation for that matter. […]
Jack over at the Western Word beat me to it, but I had to smile at the turnout for the Clinton visit to Montana. He made four stops, and a staggering total of around 4400 twisted souls took the time to get pandered to. Of course, that number would have been even lower […]
…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 […]
I’ve never been a fan of symbolic gestures. Wearing a pin or a ribbon or whatever ‘awareness’ issue currently commands our attention may make the wearer feel tingly or something, but the act is so meaningless that in my opinion it likely hurts rather than helps whatever cause of which we are all supposed […]
Why in the name of Obama is the start of a Senator’s advertising campaign considered news?
The Governor plans to have a “conversation” with the state FWP commission regarding some new archery hunting regulations (via today’s Helena IR):
[Fish, Wildlife and Parks] Commission autonomy is important, Frasier [of the Montana Wildlife Federation] said…‘‘In years past we’ve seen way too much meddling by governors in the operations of the department,’’ he said.
Commissioner Dan […]
I read in today’s Helena IR a brilliant plan by Republican Rep. Roger Koopman
to purge the Republican Party of what he calls 14 “socialist incumbent Republicans.”… He [said he] wants to help oust those Republicans “who have consistently sold out the cause of liberty in the Montana Legislature.” He wants to return the GOP […]
