Apr
25
Showman Schweitzer
April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Governor Brian Scheitzer has been making lots of headlines lately – first, he announced that he would be appearing on the David Letterman show on Wednesday, April 25th. Pretty cool – not often a governor appears on Letterman, let alone anyone from Montana. And since Letterman lives (part time) just up the road from [...]
Jun
9
Free Montana (?)
June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Courtesy of the good folks over at the Montana Watchdog, I found the Mercatus Center at George Mason University’s report published a list of how the 50 states stack up in terms of freedom: “This study comprehensively ranks the American states on their public policies that affect individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal [...]
Feb
2
“Birther” Bill in MT Legislature
February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment
A Montana legislator wants to require future Presidential candidates – and Montana candidates for the U.S. Congress – to provide proof of their citizenship. This seems fair – it would prevent any of the so-called “birther” wingnuts from engaging in their conspiracy theories in the future (hopefully). And as far as I can tell from [...]
Jan
27
Montana #11 On “Bankrupt” List?
January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Daily Beast has published a rank-ordered list of the 50 states based on the likelihood of each state going bankrupt – and Montana isn’t at the bottom of the list.
New England states lead the pack, with Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts at the top of the list, but surprisingly, Montana is ranked #11 on [...]
Jan
18
Bachmann To Helena
January 18, 2011 | 1 Comment
Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite, will be speaking in Helena at the Lewis & Clark County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. The Lincoln-Reagan dinner will be held Saturday, February 5th at the Red Lion Colonial Hotel.
Politico reports: It’s not exactly a critical early primary state, but Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is headed to Montana next month to [...]
Jan
5
#mtleg
January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment
#mtleg – that’s the hashtag being used on Twitter for people reporting on all things associated with the 62nd Montana Legislature.
John Adams, the Capitol reporter for the Great Falls Tribune, has compiled a handy list of links to reporters, bloggers, and politicans who are writing, blogging, and tweeting from the Legislature. In his words:
In [...]
Dec
7
The Case of Demarie DeReu
December 7, 2010 | 4 Comments
UPDATE: story has been picked up by many news outlets.
Gary Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, sent the following e-mail:
Dear MSSA Friends,
Outrage is right!! Please ACT!!
Sixteen-year-old Demarie DeReu is an honor roll student, a member of the Columbia Falls (Montana) High School Student Council and a varsity cheerleader. Although [...]
Nov
10
Can A Duck Be President?
November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
As Democrats go, Jon Tester isn’t too bad, and the few times I’ve met him, he’s always been cheerful, personable, and friendly. He visited some students in Helena this week and they peppered him with questions, including:
“Do you have any brothers and sisters?”
Yes, two older brothers.
“How old are you?”
Fifty-four.
“Can a tiger be president? Can a [...]