Bailout: Baucus – yes, Tester – present

January 15, 2009 in Democrats, Economy & Business, Jon Tester, Max Baucus, Montana, Politics, Republicans

by Pete Talbot I’ll cut to the chase. Baucus did the wrong thing, again, and Tester did the right thing – I think. The vote on Thursday to release the second half of the funds ($350 billion) to ailing financial institutions passed the senate. Baucus voted to release the funds; Tester voted present, “giving live [...]

Sentinel Student Defends Sign + Public Meeting Tonight

January 15, 2009 in Montana

by jhwygirl Sorry – didn’t know about tonight’s meeting until I read this. It was posted at 5:15 p.m. today. Reposted directly from Christina, the student in charge of project coordination for the Sentinel electronic sign project. Hello! This is the project coordinator for the Sentinel Sign Project, Cristina. I am a senior at Sentinel [...]

Selfish People Register to Vote at the Last Minute

January 15, 2009 in Montana

by jhwygirl According to the Helena Independent. On the other hand, maybe they’re advocating for more partisanship?: What is usually unsaid regarding voter turnout efforts, of course, is that people who take little interest in politics and often don’t even think about voting until right before Election Day are a lot less likely to cast [...]

Short Thought on Nooney’s State Love Song – HB184

January 15, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Bill Nooney, Montana

by jhwygirl What tangled web 4&20 weaves….. First Pronghorn reminds us of Rep. Bill Nooney’s house bill proposing a state love song. Then, in another post, klemz provides us with a link to the song that Nooney has proposed for the state love song. Now, it’s a lovely song…. There’s a place out in the [...]