Their Plan

February 20, 2011 in Montana

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 [...]

Buses to Helena for Monday’s Gathering at the Capital

February 20, 2011 in 2011 Legislative session, Missoula

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 [...]

Montana’s Christian Taliban in Action

February 20, 2011 in 2011 Legislative session, Creep, Democrats, Equality, Gay and lesbian issues, Hate crimes, Missoula, Montana, Montana Democrats, Montana politics, Montana Republicans, Politics, Progressives, Regressives, Religion, Tea Party, violence

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 [...]

what the tea party has done for you

February 20, 2011 in Montana

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 [...]

The Rich Get What They Want While The Rest of Us…

February 20, 2011 in Montana

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 [...]

May Denny Rehberg catch a case of the clap

February 20, 2011 in 2012 Election, Denny Rehberg, Healthcare, Montana, Planned Parenthood, Republicans

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 [...]

Progressives Hate the Tea Party… But Love the Current Arab Revolt.

February 20, 2011 in Montana

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 [...]