Flood Victims Derided

A Republican state legislator has been quick to rush to the assistance of flood victims with that favorite Republican commodity, derision for those who need flood assistance, calling them “the root of all of our nation’s spending and debt problems.”

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Complete Fraud

Liz Bangerter (R-Helena) is a complete fraud who was elected to represent a liberal district and then, on most issues, turned out to be one of the most conservative scumbags out there. 

Bangerter ran as a moderate,  through also a

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Big Tobacco

Big Tobacco spent big bucks to influence the Montana Legislature, but what did they get?

GOP special interest groups came into the 2011 legislature thinking that they had already won.   With big majorities in both houses and a slate …

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GUEST POST:Holder Complains About Cowards, But Is One

When Eric Holder was sworn in as Attorney General, he forcefully (and controversially) declared that America “is a nation of cowards” for the way in which we refuse to discuss race and racism in an open, direct and honest way. …

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2012 Leg Race Preview

The latest analysis of special elections around the country shows an emerging pattern of wins that look very favorable to Dems.

The key point of the latest analysis:

Since March 1st, Democratic candidates have overperformed in almost every similar special election

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Kerns Angry

The GOP circular firing squad has begun. Right-wing wacko Krayton Kerns, a Montana state rep from Laurel who ran for House speaker but lost out to the more moderate Mike Milburn, is fuming about the fact that the GOP

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The Blame Game

The end of the legislative session should have been a triumph for Senate President Jim Peterson and Speaker of the House Mike Milburn — a celebration of the Republican agenda that the Republican incumbent Congressman Denny Rehberg could tout in …

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Emotional Roller Coaster for Bob Wagner and his Kind

When the President appeared to have bowed to pressure last week by releasing his birth certificate, state representative Bob Wagner must have thought he had died and gone to heaven.

After all, he had recently gotten his 15 minutes of …

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Sine Die

The legislature adjourned Sine Die last night, which in Latin means “without day” (and in Helena-speak means “we’re outta here”).

Dramatic reversal of fortune for Democrats, who came to the session as heavy underdogs facing the real possibility of becoming …

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Montana Legislature Moves to Add Semen to Marijuana Prohibition Bill

[This hilarious spoof article has been making the email rounds -author unknown. I have posted the spoof in it's entirety below for your reading pleasure.]

Sen. Essman adds last minute semen ban to marijuana legislation

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON IR …

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Republicans Kick TEA Party Activist Out of Caucus Meeting

Yet another wave of disbelief has fallen upon Montana citizens who follow the bizarre behavior of Republicans at the Montana legislature – the Billings Gazette is reporting that leaders of the Montana House of Representatives kicked a TEA party activist

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Fervor for TEA Cooling in the Flathead

Democrats and Republicans are joining up in an effort to defeat a slate of TEA Party candidates for the Flathead County Community College Board of Directors.

Note how many D’s and R’s are on this list supporting both R’s and …

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UPDATED: Rawjinos Give a Hand to Dems, to Get Construction Bill Through State House

A RAWNJINO, (pronounced rawn-JEE-no) is a Right Wing Nutjob In Name Only. This is a Republican who froths and foams and rants and raves 24/7 about the evils of government spending, but then quietly finds a way to steer some …

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