Category: Republicans
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The Day
Today's the day, the day the Montana Republican party completely disenfranchises Montana voters and picks the primary winner in <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/05/news/local/18-gop.txt">party only caucuses</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Voting will be done by local and state Republican leaders, precinct committee people and GOP politicians elected to statewide and county office. All told, Montana's Republican presidential nominee will be decided…
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Blame
Well, it looks like the Farm Bill got stalled out.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/11/17/news/state/37-filibuster.txt">GOP filibuster stymies Farm Bill</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A wide-ranging rewrite of the Farm Bill fell victim Friday to a Republican filibuster in the Senate, threatening enactment of new and expanded subsidies promised to farmers by lawmakers seeking re-election next year.<br />n<br />nThough politically popular,…
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Worst Enemy
I swear Montana Republicans are their own worst enemies. There is now a Republican Legislator suing the Governor to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/11/01/news/state/27-taxrebatesuit.txt">stop, yes I said stop, a tax rebate</a>. The Republican party in general and Sen. John Cobb of Augusta both claim that the Governor used faulty accounting in figuring the rebate and the law needs…
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Not Right
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/09/05/news/state/21-emergency.txt">GOP-led chamber may pass emergency fire bills, then adjourn</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>House Republican leaders are working on a plan to freeze the Democrat-controlled Senate out of the special legislative session that begins today and guarantee that only GOP-backed firefighting bills end up on the governor's desk.<br />n<br />nHouse Speaker Scott Sales, R-Bozeman, confirmed that he…
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Blame Game
When <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> announced a special session to pay for the fire fighting costs this year, the Montana Blogs started up. Depending on which blog you read, either the Republicans or the Democrats were to blame for this and that was the end of the story. As normal I didn't believe either side…
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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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COOL
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/10/news/state/72-labeling.txt" >Rehberg, Baucus work on labeling</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said he is introducing legislation to speed up implementation of country-of-origin labeling of meat, while Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., said he expects to be named chairman of the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the issue.<br />n<br />nRehberg's legislation would move the deadline for…
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Children At Play
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/14/news/state/35-sales.txt" >Sales provides edge to GOP on House panel</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Majority Republicans in the state House of Representatives have given themselves extra weight on a key committee, mirroring an identical decision by majority Democrats in the state Senate.<br />n<br />nHouse Republicans, led by Speaker Scott Sales of Bozeman, assigned themselves a three-vote margin on…
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Let The Good Times Roll
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/12/news/state/30-speaker.txt" >House panel rejects plan to restrict GOP speaker</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Republican leaders of Montana's closely divided House of Representatives quashed a Democratic plan Monday to limit the amount of Republican power on committees that influence hundreds of would-be laws, including the state's budget.<br />n<br />nOn a 5-5 party line vote, the evenly divided House…
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Which Road Will They Take
It's been decided finally. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/11/29/news/state/25-republicans.txt">Republicans have gained control</a> of the Montana House after the Laurel recount. So which road will they take? Will they hold true to traditional Republican values of less government and lower taxes or will they just try to outspend the Democrats in an all out bid to win the elections…