Archive for March, 2011
by problembear after sturgeon fishing on the columbia one day below bonneville dam, everyone was too tired from staying awake all weekend to properly clean out my brother’s live well in his sled before parking it behind the welding shop and forgetting about it during the hottest part of summer. about six weeks later, it [...]
by jhwygirl Pete did the first post on tomorrow’s No Fooling With Our Future rally in Helena at the state capital. Here’s the information release, which contains bus information for around the state: JOIN US FOR THE NO FOOLING WITH OUR FUTURE RALLY! The legislature has cut funding to vital state services including education, health [...]
by lizard The will of the voter? So 7 years ago, they say, as SB423 sputters tonight, leaving repeal the only actionable option left. So after NO action in 2005, 2007, and 2009, the fear-mongering reactionaries in Helena are going to try to kill the will of the voters, spit in the faces of patients [...]
by jhwygirl That headline is not true – Republicans, of course, rejected a Democrat amendment that would have struck “gold” from Rep. Bob Wagner’s gold standard bill, HB513, and replaced it with a “Coal Standard”. Hell, even I can laugh about that – and think of how much I rage against Otter Creek. Great Falls [...]
by jhwygirl Funny. New story up late last night on the free-gun-with-Dish Satellite guy who franchises a Radio Shack down in Hamilton Montana. Seems he didn’t work things out with Radio Shack or Dish Network – neither sound too happy. But free-gun-with-Dish Satellite guy is pushing on, saying he isn’t going to stop. He changed [...]
by jhwygirl I got nothing, really, against guns. I don’t want to take anyone’s gun away and I believe people have a right to own guns. What I also think is that we have a bunch of gun-worshiping advocate freaks in this state that push dangerous legislation. I think if you want to open carry [...]
by Pete Talbot Montana’s governor isn’t Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker. And there aren’t quite the same union-busting laws being advanced by either the executive or legislative branch here in Montana. But there’s potential for a Wisconsin-like rally on Friday, April Fool’s Day, in Helena. This is very apropos, considering the many foolish bills, radical [...]
by jhwygirl Because we elect people like Rep. Alan Hale, of Basin Montana. Legislators that have no problem standing up for the right to drink and drive. If case you missed the action on the floor of the Montana House today, here’s a cut of Rep. Hale championing drinking and driving as “a way of [...]
by jhwygirl CBS news 60 Minutes still does some really good investigative pieces – still knocking on doors, getting shut out and yelled at and all that good stuff. This week, Leslie Stahl had the tough work of heading to Zug Switzerland, a town about half the size of Missoula. Zug is a rising corporate [...]
by jhwygirl Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) delivered the GOP’s weekly address on Saturday, delving in to what he believes is the constitutional issue of health care reform. The Hill has the story, and the video. I do believe that in almost all situations we all have something common….and McDonnell’s position is certainly one I agree [...]
by jhwygirl 25 American mayors around the U.S. signed a letter off to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlining their concerns over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport Canadian Tar Sands oil. I’m pretty sure our council has a resolution out regarding the transport of the big rigs for the nasty dirty Tar [...]
by lizard I have been a recreational user of marijuana for about 16 years, and I’m 32, so that means half my life (thankfully I am still capable of doing rudimentary math). And from what I’ve read, it’s people like me who are to blame for this state’s out-of-control MM industry. As the debate in [...]
by Pete Talbot General Electric makes a $5.1 billion profit in the U.S. and pays nothing in taxes. It actually gets a $3.2 billion tax credit. Is this the Republican tax policy? Man, things are definitely askew. Not enough money for education, the poor, kids and seniors. Gosh, I wonder why. Here’s the story in [...]
by lizard I picked up a used copy of Simon Ortiz’s collection of poems, entitled Out There Somewhere last week, and in thumbing through I ran across a poem featuring a familiar landscape and a familiar character who many of you in Missoula will probably recognize. * PAST POEMS Where are the Indians in this [...]
by problembear the following bill was tabled yesterday. a blast vote was attempted to get it to the floor. it failed 35-58. it was a very modest bill which would have helped our neighbors struggling with the ongoing effects of a very cruel and long recession. the Montana republican party should hang it’s collective head [...]
By CFS A friend passed on this juicy rumor today. Supposedly Mr. Heavy Haul himself, head of the Montana Department of Transportation, will be throwing his hat into the race to replace Schweitzer. His platform you ask? Economic development and jobs. He can claim to have brought $87 million to the state, created jobs, and supported the [...]
by jhwygirl The theme “Even MORE National Media Attention Courtesy MTGOP” is getting old, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to to anywhere. If FOXnews is using “Bat-Crap” and “Montana” in the same headline – quoting Democratic Governor Schweitzer, nonetheless – honestly, you really should reconsider things. Who’s running that ship? Will Deschamps? Yoy. [...]
by Pete Talbot Special session? There are rumors in Helena that this session could end early. It’s all coming down to the budget, now, and since the Republicans aren’t accepting any amendments or, really, compromising on anything, their budget proposal will head straight to the governor. Schweitzer will veto it. That pretty much guarantees an [...]
by jhwygirl Otter Creek is never going to get mined. All Arch Coal wants is to be able to run a railroad through it, to get it to the port it owns a third of. to export the stuff to China. That is, please note, the second port agreement for Arch is less than a [...]
by jhwygirl Montana Rep. Kristen Hansen’s pro-discrimination bill, HB516 was pulled from second reading today and referred back to committee with a 44-4 vote on the Senate floor. Interesting.
by jhwygirl In a post titled “Profiting from Hypocrisy“, blogger montanafesto exposes the troubled hypocrisy of Rep. James Knox and his pro-repeal medical marijuana stance. First the video: Read montanafesto’s post. Rep. James Knox offered his services to a medical marijuana business, at a greatly discounted price because his business “was slow.” There’s more – [...]
by jhwygirl Aside from my own personal feelings on texting-while-driving regulations (texting only being pretty much unenforceable) the Montana GOP sent quite a message in the legislature on Friday, such that Senate Minority Leader Carol Williams at the end of the day called it “Black Friday” and “the absolute worst day of the legislative session.” [...]
by lizard So, I guess we’re at war. Again. Western planes led strikes against Muammar Gaddafi’s military as world leaders ordered the biggest intervention in the Arab world since allied forces invaded Iraq in 2003. The patience of the international community finally ran out as Gaddafi’s troops pounded the rebel stronghold of Benghazi hours after [...]
by problembear Senator Mansfield Congressman Metcalf the affront of [...]
by lizard I am so thankful the Missoulian ensures the threats we face as a community are given the proper context, and is quick to inform us how the great tsunami of societal destruction known as medicinal marijuana has claimed more innocent victims—DeSmet School kids: An 18-year-old man whose mom is his medical marijuana caregiver [...]
By Duganz For those of you who haven’t heard yet, the Old Grey Lady committed suicide this morning following the announcement of the worst idea ever. She was 159 years old. And while we mourn her passing let us always remember what she stood for: Using Mr. and Mrs. for all names, including the singer [...]
by jhwygirl The state’s Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on HB161, the bill proposed by House Speaker Mike Milburn, that would repeal Montana’s Citizen Initiative 148, which passed in 2004 Sen. Milburn is a resident of Cascade, a member of the Grand Old Party and a man working on his 4th term in the House. We [...]
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