Category: US Politics
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Do What You Are told
We now see how Democrats in Montana truly think. They will force you to do "the right thing" whether you want to or not. The headline of the article sounds very benign but you read the article and some of the things in it scares the shit out of me. When did the Government get…
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Free Speech, Or Is It?
I thank <a href="http://www.mtpolitics.net/">Craig</a> for bringing <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102402337.html">this</a> to my attention. It appears that the University of Montana has limits on the amount of money a student can spend on a campaign for student government offices.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) allocates student activity fees, which are public funds, and…
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Told You So
I told you the other day that <a href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/2898-Nothing.html"><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> knew he couldn't help</a> the Morgans and <a href="http://karbonkountymoos.com/">Karen</a> but just didn't want to tell them to their face. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/10/08/news/state/20-brucellosis.txt">Today's article about the situation</a> just confirms that.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>A Bridger ranching family that had to slaughter all its stock because of a…
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Checkoff
I see that the <acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> is <a href="http://uscattlemen.org/TheNewsRoom/2007_News/9-26AmendBeefAct.htm">starting a push</a> to have part of the beef checkoff funds used to promote just domestic beef. This ties in really with the push <acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym> is making for Mandatory <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym>. As long as the beef checkoff…
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The Right Thing
Well, I see Sen. Jon Tester can <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/09/11/news/state/16-tester.txt">do the right thing</a> after being <a href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/2844-Ethics.html">slapped around</a> for considering not doing the right thing. He can learn after all.<br />n<br />nI make no comment here about this Hsu person, his donations, or any other people involved in the controversy. I just thought that Tester should…
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Opposition
It appears that their is some opposition developing to the latest Mandatory <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym> passed by the Congress. It seems that <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=150476">Canadians</a> are upset that cattle born and raised in Canada but slaughtered in the US aren't considered US Beef.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The only way to avoid the discrimination against Canadian animals…
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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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So?
<br /><a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/06/22/news/state/92-rehberg.txt">BillingsGazette.com :: Rehberg now posting daily schedule</a><br />n<br />nWho really cares? As if this matters in the larger scheme of life and politics.<br />n<br />n<strong>But who cares? I can honestly look back and realize that everything happened for a reason. Everything that fell apart has fallen back into place beautifully and magically. Edie…
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Change
The Democrats last fall took over our National Congress and claimed they would make changes. They would work for the people and solve all the problems that the Republicans dumped on us, the people. Now I haven't been very impressed with anything they have accomplished but I am a skeptic so that is not surprising.…
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High Prices or Words Have Meanings
<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ETHANOL_REFINERIES?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT" >Oil industry scales back refinery plans</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A push from Congress and the White House for huge increases in biofuels, such as ethanol, is prompting the oil industry to scale back its plans for refinery expansions. That could keep gasoline prices high, possibly for years to come.<br />n<br />nWith President Bush calling for…