Repeal Now Looms Even Larger

March 30, 2011 in Montana

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 [...]

Montana’s Gold Coal Standard

March 30, 2011 in 2011 Legislative session, Montana

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 [...]

Radio Shack’s Firearms Einstein

March 30, 2011 in Guns, Montana, Ravalli County

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 [...]