Representative James Knox Questions Why Don Pogreba Doesn’t Like Threats

February 5, 2011 in 2011 Legislative session, Montana politics, Tea Party

by jhwygirl State Representative James Knox (Billings) tweeting this morning from his state taxpayer-funded laptop, on the state internet network, and from the House floor this morning at approximately 9 a.m.: Leaves little to the imagination for what he doesn’t say in public. *Don Pogreba was a candidate in the 2008 democratic primary for Governor. [...]

Now They’re A Virus…

February 4, 2011 in Montana

by lizard so…

interesting comments in billings about mr james knox

February 4, 2011 in Montana

by problembear interesting comments in the billings gazette today about  tea party legislator james knox. (R) from billings. seems he doesn’t like to pay his employees. is this the kind of guy we want in our legislature when we need to fix our economy and provide decent paying jobs to montanans in the middle of [...]

How We Got Here

February 3, 2011 in 2010 Election, Montana, Ravalli County

by jhwygirl “How’d we get here?” Anyone paying any attention to what is going on in Helena has, no doubt, asked themselves that question. Myself, I’ve conversed on the subject lately with more than a few people. So did I laugh today when I saw this story in the Missoulian? You betcha. Then I had [...]

Strohmaier’s in

February 2, 2011 in 2012 Election, Dave Strohmaier, Montana Democrats, Montana Republicans, Steve Daines

by Pete Talbot According to my informed sources (as opposed to my uninformed sources) Missoula Ward One Councilor Dave Strohmaier will throw his hat into the congressional race for Montana’s sole U.S. Representative. I’ll let Dave make the announcement himself but one source said, “(he’s) getting very close to making a decision to launch a [...]

This is America’s Future, Like It or Not

February 2, 2011 in 2011 Legislative session, Common Sense, Equality, Guns, Krayton Kerns, Montana, Montana Republicans, Regressives, Republicans, Tea Party

by jhwygirl They’re coming – and we’re all dying. You can’t avoid dying. You might want to hold on clinging to life from a drip tube, rotting in your own flesh as cancer rots you inside….but the future is coming and includes you dying. One way or the other. Eventually folks – and I’m speaking [...]

Mubarak Displays Huge Pair – An Open Thread on Egypt

February 1, 2011 in Montana

By CFS (UPDATE) Following Mubarak’s speech a large contingent of pro-Mubarak protesters have come out and confronted the demonstrators in Alaxandria with the military trying to keep the two crowds apart. I’ve been glued to Al Jazeera’s live coverage of Egypt all day long at work today and while the security forces have pulled back in [...]

Hide your wife, and hide your kids… Denny Rehberg seems to want Tester’s seat (duh)

February 1, 2011 in Montana

By Duganz Roll Call broke the news last night: “It’s happening Saturday,” said a knowledgeable Montana GOP political operative. “He’s running. There is a lot of support and enthusiasm back home, and Denny knows he can win.” …The operative offered some internal Rehberg polling numbers showing the Montana Republican in a statistical tie with Tester [...]