A Do-Nothing Congressman No More

Rehberg unveils major jobs program

Plan addresses stalled economy; for once, Rehberg delivers

I know I’ve often criticized Denny Rehberg as a total loafer who spends his days drinking and doing little else.

But now he’s delivered, and delivered big. …

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Herd of Male Elephants

There are four or five real GOP contenders for governor. But did you know that these fine gentlemen have yielded nine or ten potential first ladies?

Many wives, mistresses and/or girlfriends. Rick Hill? Two wives and at least one mistress. …

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The Montana TEA Party Hypocrite of the Week Award Goes To…

Cyndi Baker (left) and Rep. Cleve Loney R-Great Falls (right) at a TEA Party Rally in Great FallsGreat Falls City Commission candidate Cyndi Baker, who campaigned against school district spending, then turned around and sought a district paycheck.

But it’s worse then that, as the Great Falls Tribune reports, Baker tried to threaten the local government …

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New Analysis: GOP Ginned Up Fake Budget Crisis to Undercut Jobs, Schools

Republican legislators conspired to gin up a fake budget crisis to undercut jobs, public school classrooms, and seniors.   A new analysis by Tax Analyst [pdf], out this week, spells out the whole debacle in detail.   Here’s what went …

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Opposition to Rehberg’s Land Takeover Bill Continues to Grow

TEA Party Congressman Dennis Rehberg is taking some serious incoming for his bill to give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to seize control of any federal lands within 100 miles of the border.  It was called

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Congressman Rehberg: Taking the Christ Out of Christianity

TEA Party Congressman Dennis Rehberg’s supporters may be disappointed to learn that Rehberg is going on national news with the message that Jesus is not a religious figure.

If the namesake of one of the world’s largest religions isn’t a …

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Asian Massage: Conservative GOP Councilman Might Get Unhappy Ending

A hard-core, conservative, Republican religious politician, getting caught doing business with an erotic massage parlor? Yawn. That’s become such a routine event in our society, it’s barely even newsworthy.

But somebody must report this mundane stuff, so it falls to …

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Political Quick Hits: Helena City Races

Commenters here have pointed out that write-ins will be accepted in the the Helena Citizens Council election.  The Helena Citizens Council is an advisory council to the Helena City Commission.  Matthieu Oppedahl, Jessica Peterson,  Kim Abbott and Michael

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Daines Sells Out, Bozeman Jobs Uncertain

Montana news outlets reported this week that Steve Daines just sold Bozeman’s largest employer, Right Now Technologies, to Oracle for a cool $1.4 billion payout.   As NBC Montana reports,

“Oracle is a billion dollar company with a history of

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Technology Produces a Frontrunner in the GOP Gubernatorial Primary

In a primary season with few conclusive results so far, the latest ground breaking news in the  Republican gubernatorial primary settled a couple things: Laurel furniture salesman Ken Miller appears to be the Republican front-runner, while the dry-cleaning guy, the insurance executive, …

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Cowgirl Contest!

At the suggestion of Montana Right, a conservative who blogs here occasionally and has come up with a very funny idea, I propose a contest.

Here is a an excerpt from an Associated Press article back in the 1990s, …

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Conspiracy Theorists: The Future of Conservative Politics in Montana

With pamphlets entitled “Communism, Hypnotism, and the Beatles” and “Marxist Minstrels,” Rev. David Noebel made a career of whipping up the conspiracy minded. Though this sounds laughably dated to us, the movement has actually seen a surge since the election …

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ANOTHER UPDATE: TEA Party Faction Who Promoted Violence Against Gays Seeks Helena City Office

A leader of a group who was ousted from the Montana TEA Party over its comments advocating violence against gays is seeking election for a Helena city board.

Last fall, Tim Ravndal was kicked out of the Big Sky Tea …

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