Category: budget
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Defense
I find <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/08/16/news/state/62-schweitzer.txt"><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>'s defense</a> of Republican criticism about the way he hired a new intern very interesting. Schweitzer never says what he did was right, he just points out, that in his opinion, a earlier Republican did the same thing so why should they criticize? So, two wrongs in this case…
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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…