Sadly, we’ve come to expect the occasional B.S. statement, op-ed, or quote from an elected official. We write it off as just part of the job. A salute to veterans on Veterans Day despite a voting record cutting veterans benefits or a call for civility…
What’s in Steve Daines’ Secret Health Care Bill? It seems as if Republicans in the Senate may or may not have their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) written. It’s hard for an average Montanan to know because the bill is being drafted…
Following the MT GOP State Officers Convention this past weekend, the MT GOP is proud to announce their summer series. The critically derided, court adjudicated, and brand spankin’ new Orange is the New Red: A MT GOP Story. Set in 2017 following the friendship…
A lot of talk this week about “vetting” a process which some seem to have imbued with the ability not just to know everything about a person’s past, but also as a way to magically predict and control an individual’s future behavior. But in spite of the recent…
Well, this is embarrassing. The paid Koch Brothers bloggers at “Media Trackers” have been busted lying about Sen. Tester. The bloggers claimed that Tester had attended some high dollar fundraiser based entirely on a Tweet, which got it wrong.
Knudsen Taken to Task for Claiming Medicaid Expansion Eligible Montanans Don’t Work The Missoula Independent’s Dan Brooks explains Austin Knudsen’s “Sickening Stance” on Medicaid expansion. It’s a must read. More Disrespect for Working People Two recent news stories paint a telling contrast between Ryan Zinke and…
It has been announced that Jon Tester has been named Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. This means that he will be in charge of a major pot of national loot, money that is biennially doled out to democratic candidates for US Senate. This…
Today, it was made quite clear why Steve Daines has sought to desperately to avoid debating democrat Amanda Curtis in the U.S. Senate race. Tonight’s debate was Daines’ to lose. And he did. Daines’ strategy throughout the campaign (and indeed throughout his tenure as a…
5:57 pm I had thought that Twitter put live blogging out of business, but others say Twitter in Montana political circles is still a tiny niche audience and live blogging reaches more people – would be interested in what readers think. You can follow the…
by Jackie Gysler While 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of Montana women’s right to vote, few Montanans can compete with $10,000 to $425,000 campaign donations. Only 28% of Ryan Zinke’s donations and 33% of Steve Daine’s donations come from Montanans compared to over 70% of…
Steve Daines has a new radio ad on the air, in which Daines portrays himself as the protector of the timber industry, keeping timber mills and loggers safe from “fringe environmentalists” and “extreme environmental groups.” A narrator also describes Daines as “ranked as one of…
If the latest unscientific Bozeman Chronicle online poll is indeed an accurate predictor of the US Senate race in Montana, then we should expect Amanda Curtis to defeat Steve Daines this November by a comfortable margin. When I checked early yesterday, she had over 2,000 votes and…
Former GOP Congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate Rick Hill has taken to the internet to attack a Butte math teacher who is running for U.S. Senate. Hill wrote on his Facebook page that state Rep. Amanda Curtis has a “course [sic] nature.” Presumably Hill is…
As James Conner writes: Amanda Curtis represents the future. Moreover, she represents the long overdue and mighty welcome resurgence of organized labor in Montana’s Democratic Party. Insofar as I can determine, she’s neither a Wall Street Democrat like Hillary Clinton, nor an acolyte of Robert…
