For This 99er, Relief Means Death

February 15, 2011 in Montana

by lizard As Obama rolls out his fiscal priorities for 2012, which includes freezing the poor and an overall increase in defense spending, the despair some are facing has and will become terminal. Recently it was reported that unemployment ticked down from 9.8% to 9.4%, which would be great if that drop wasn’t in part [...]

Rep. Wagner Puts Montana on the National News

February 15, 2011 in 2011 Legislative session, Montana, Montana politics, Montana Republicans, Private Property Rights

by jhwygirl Updated below. First of all, a shout-out to the fabulous Helena bureau chief for CBS news (out of Great Falls) reporter Marnee Banks. I poached this pic right off of her yfrog account. Banks has been doing some great work, long before the session even began. I am a huge fan and have [...]

The Anti-Jobs Montana GOP

February 15, 2011 in Montana

By CFS First, I would just like to say that House Majority Leader,Tom McGillvray R-Billings, is a fucking idiot. In the Missoulian story from Friday about HB 161, which would fully repeal medical marijuana, Rep. McGillvray is quoted as saying: “Do we want the drug cartels of Mexico to be now in place in Montana?” [...]