Archive for February, 2011
by lizard Incrementalism can be thought of as a process of using tiny steps versus big leaps. When applied to the decades long domestic war by Big Money against the New Deal, the anecdote of the boiling frog comes to mind: The boiling frog story is a widespread anecdote describing a frog slowly being boiled [...]
by JC Nice! Now let’s see him put it to work.
by Pete Talbot Missoula County Democrats held the traditional transmittal potluck dinner Sunday evening at University Congregational Church, recognizing the work Missoula’s delegation has done at the halfway point of this legislative session. Our state representatives and senators updated the crowd and took questions. Before my take on their message, here are some general impressions: [...]
By CFS The social engineering argument – the argument that certain policies are meant to control our actions and thus negatively affect our freedoms and are inherently socialistic - is brought out by conservatives on a regular basis to counter progressive ideas and policies. Wanting to rid the world of plastic shopping bags, switching to more efficient CFL light-bulbs, [...]
by problembear UPDATE: Wisconsin Police Union joins protesters- refuses to remove citizens from Capitol … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVE_rLjxnfU&feature=player_embedded attention GOP, and Gov Walker ….. when you’re messin’ with workers and people’s freedom, you’re messin’ with a son of a bitch. the rally at the state capital of Wisconsin begins in four minutes. you can follow it on twitter [...]
By Duganz I’m intentionally referencing the original title of Steig Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” because it is the most upfront and real statement about the west. We – Europe, Canada, and the US – are societies that hate women. Yes, we let them vote, work and dress as they see fit, but [...]
by carfreestupidity To celebrate the end of the work week; a gem of a wtf moment.
by lizard Raymond Davis is probably not a widely known name here in the states. Yet. But as this story evolves, the entire premise for America’s WAR ON TERROR could unravel. But the Obama administration and our corporate media are trying really hard to ensure that doesn’t happen. Raymond Davis is being held in Lahore, [...]
by problembear see, i don’t think most people in montana or wisconsin or indiana or ohio knew what they were voting for when they marked their x in the box accross from these tea party candidates. and new polls are being conducted all over the country which are starting to show that the wind is [...]
By Duganz Back in 2001 I read an article about some people trying to get “Intelligent Design” taught in classes alongside science. I laughed it off because any five year old can disprove the Biblical story of creation. Here’s a script you’ve surely heard: Mother: What’s your favorite dinosaur Billy? Billy: By answering that question, [...]
by lizard Robert Reich has articulated a compelling breakdown of the Republican plan to use their tea-party trojan horse victory last November to make a three-pronged attack on Americans. The whole piece is below the fold, and it’s a must read. But I think the concluding question Reich leaves the reader with is key, and [...]
by jhwygirl This post has and is being updated. Why brave the ice and snow and cold alone – MEA-MFT is sponsoring buses to Helena, leaving from Missoula. Meet at the Adam’s Center at 8 a.m. Buses will return to Missoula by 5:30 p.m. ~~~~ There are car pools being organized out of Butte, sponsored [...]
by jhwygirl Wulfgar! at Left in the West gets the hat tip on this one. From Friday’s hearings, detailed in several posts below. Watch Superstar State Representative Ellie Hill (HD-94) take on the Montana’s Christian Taliban’s Reverend Harris Himes. Rep. Hill? THANK YOU. This is a civilized society. It seems that some of the GOP [...]
by problembear Montana- are you as mad as i am? watch live streaming of democracy rising in wisconsin here What has the tea party done for you? prevented real health insurance reform and allowed insurance cartels to monopolize our health care delivery system so that the average annual out of pocket cost of health insurance [...]
By CFS There is a great blog post over at the Economist highlighting an academic paper that studied the responsiveness of legislation and policies to the wishes of different income groups. Basically, government policies are very responsive to the opinions of the richest members of society, and almost completely ignore the opinions of the lower [...]
by Pete Talbot Of course, with his excellent taxpayer paid health care, he’d get state-of-the-art treatment. If, however, he was a lower or middle-class man or woman seeking affordable treatment in Montana, his options would be limited. Whether it was an STD or some other reproductive health issue, or just some condoms, considering the bill [...]
By CFS “All of the revolts are led by young men and women, many of whom are novices at political activism. All use modern tools, like social-networking sites on the Internet and texting over mobile phones, to organize and amplify their protests.“ That statement could easily apply to the wave of Tea Party success just [...]
by JC Come stand in solidarity against the right-wing onslaught around the country against environmental, labor and human rights! * Free coffee and hot chocolate for people who bring a reusable mug * Bus schedules and car pooling info from around the state to Helena after the jump.
by jhwygirl Senate Minority leader Carol Williams speaks to today’s violation of public hearing rules today in the House Judiciary committee: Sen. Williams made her statement today at the base of the Jeanette Rankin statue in the Capital hall because testimony was not only cut short, but people who traveled from across the state were [...]
By CFS A lot happened in the judiciary committee and not a whole hell of a lot of it was open and transparent… I didn’t watch the proceedings, but according to Jhwygirl the proceedings were closed to all public comment. However I have word that Marnee Banks, the Helena Bureau Chief for KRTV Great Falls [...]
By CFS Missoula’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Analysis report is ready. I haven’t had a chance to go through it really, but the buzz on the Missoula listserve is that from 2003-2008 greenhouse gas emissions from the city – that city government operations directly – increased by 46%, to 11,500 tons, with energy costs rising from [...]
By CFS Our war in Afghanistan isn’t in the news much anymore… there are better and more interesting things for the media to pay attention to now; the uplifting story of the wave sweeping away autocratic regimes in the Middle East, crazy shit Teapublicans do and say, our own economic plight/scandal, or Miley Cyrus taking [...]
by jhwygirl The Indy’s Matthew Frank has an excellent article on the Montana GOP’s attack on a “clean and healthful environment”. He starts it off with Ann Hedges testimony on SJ10, which I actually heard. It was late on a Friday and as I heard one of the legislators say that carbon dioxide was good [...]
by jhwygirl There is a bill geared at denying equality to certain people in Montana that will be heard in legislative committee today. It applies retroactively in an effort to quash Missoula and Bozeman’s equality ordinances which extended protections to gays, lesbians and transgendered persons (Bozeman’s not being as far reaching). There was also some [...]
by problembear the giant is waking up. tea party beware.
by jhwygirl I’ve ranted to a seemingly uninformed audience in support of Governor Schweitzer’s bill to change the way certain oil & gas revenues are distributed. I’ve called it unfair. I’ve decried the conservatives lambasting of the proposal as further evidence of their hypocrisy towards government subsidies. I’ve complained about how it it shows an [...]
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