Category: Montana Politics
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Politics
The Republicans in the state are really trying to make political hay over Gov. Schweitzer's <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/08/07/news/state/35-attack.txt">veto of firefighter tax breaks</a> now that fire season is really on us. This is blatantly politics and anybody with half a brain would realize this. Why didn't the Republicans make such a big issue out of it when…
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Step Backwards
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/07/31/news/state/30-caucus.txt" >Montana Republicans eye caucus in February</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Montana Republicans would hold a presidential caucus Feb. 5, 2008, four months before the state's increasingly meaningless June presidential primary, under a proposal released Monday by Chairman Erik Iverson.<br />n<br />n…..<br />n<br />nIt would make 2,262 Republicans statewide eligible to vote in caucuses. The list would…
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Another Country Heard From
Karen has finally talked about her thoughts on <a href="http://www.karbonkountymoos.com/2007/07/15/tarred-with-the-same-brush/">losing her cattle to the Federal Government</a>. Most of the points she brings up I raised here in my posts on this issue but I did miss a couple that she brings up.<br />n<br />nYou might remember when the State of Montana was going to <a…
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Called Back
The <acronym title="Montana Legislators">children</acronym> have been <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/08/news/state/20-legislature_v.txt">called back into Special Session</a> by <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> to solve the budget mess they left and to vote on his pet project which failed the first time around. Reading the article it looks like he payed off some Republican <acronym title="Montana Legislators">children</acronym> to get what he…
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Divisions
The Montana Constitution requires a 90 day Legislative session every two years. The only purpose given in the Constitution for the Session is to draft a balanced budget that will run the State for the next two years. You know what, the <acronym title="Montana Legislators">children</acronym> <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/28/news/state/20-legislature_z.txt">couldn't handle this simple little thing</a> required of them…
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The Children Have Lost It
The <acronym title="Montana Legislators">children</acronym> are <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/26/news/state/20-lange_v.txt">out of control this time</a>. Mainly one individual who used an obscenity laden tirade yesterday in the Republican party caucus. The only reason I say children is that there was quite a bit of applause from those present over his words. I guess something better to say would be…
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I Don’t Understand Yet Again
There is a new idea being bantered around in Montana that quite a few people think is a good idea. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/10/news/state/29-train.txt" >A southern passenger train route through the state</a>. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS A GOOD IDEA! It sounds like an extremely stupid idea if you ask me.<br />n<br />nFirst off, they compare…
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Children
Can somebody please tell me how sending Montana's school funding issue back to the courts for resolution is going to help the state of Montana? That sure <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/07/news/state/52-legifight.txt">sounds like what is going to happen</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Education groups are mixed on the bill. While they support the idea of state funding for all-day kindergarten, they…
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Support
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/03/news/state/90-legiconfirm.txt">This just shows</a> how <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> and the state's Democrats do not support the largest segment of the agricultural industry in Montana, cattle production. I guess the goal is to drive all cattle producers out of Montana if the weather doesn't do it first. For the record I am not a member…
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A Better Person Needed
I had heard rumblings about the problems <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>'s appointment of Stan Boone to the Montana Board of Livestock and now these rumbles are <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/03/28/news/state/30-livestock.txt">hitting the mainstream</a>. It appears that not only did Stan Boone flout Montana State Brand Laws, he threatened the life of a brand inspector serving him citations for…