Category: politics
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Classified Documents
First Trump. Then Biden. Then Pence. All it really tells me is that those in power, whether Republican or Democrat, have no respect for classified documents and the proper handling of them. They really need to do better and show these things and the American people the respect they deserve.
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Campaign Contribution
There was an <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/03/09/news/state/40-horsesense.txt">interesting story</a> in the Gazette about a week ago about how if the candidates for Governor of the state don't have a primary challenger, they will have to give some of the campaign contributions they have received so far back. As of last reporting <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> had over $200,000…
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Funding
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/21/news/state/18-wolfstatus.txt">Funding questions abound as feds change wolf's status</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Returning gray wolves to the Northern Rockies has already cost more than $27 million. Keeping them here will mean spending millions of dollars more.<br />n<br />nBut with federal officials poised today to announce the removal of wolves from the endangered-species list, there are unresolved questions…
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Pardon
You might remember my couple of rants about the woman who was <a href="http://www.sarpysam.com/plugin/tag/saudi+arabia">punished for being raped in Saudi Arabia</a>. Well, there is a little more to the story now.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/saudi/story/0,,2229151,00.html"> <br />nSaudi king pardons woman who was gang raped</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a woman who was gang raped…
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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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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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Disaster Aid Try
We all knew it was coming, the Democrats are <a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=32F6DE3C-B0AB-D5A0-DDB2E28D1840FA22">adding agricultural disaster aid</a> into a "supplemental spending bill." When I first saw this headline it looked like maybe Congress was finally going to get somewhere with Disaster aid for those who need it. It turns out I was wrong.<br />n<br />nThe Democrats are <a…
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Noise
Don't you love it when politicians make noise to hear their own voice.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/03/04/news/state/67-budget.txt" >Schweitzer cautiously optimistic about budget</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> predicts that the Legislature will finish its work on time and leave Helena with a balanced budget, despite the flap created when House Republicans split the big budget bill,…
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More News On Walter Schweitzer
There was an article awhile ago on Walter Schweitzer and the role he played in state government which I <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2135-Access-Restrictions.html">talked about</a>. It was in a small paper and I have been waiting for the larger media to pick up on the story and see where it goes from there. I finally see the larger…
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A Little Premature
I think this headline is a little premature.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://enews.prismb2b.com/enews/beef/beef_stocker_trends/current" > National ID Is Dead </a><br />n<br />n<blockquote> <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> effectively and quietly knocked the National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>) in the head last Wednesday. It did…