Tonbridge MATL Successfully Buys Our Montana Legislature

April 19, 2011 in 2011 Legislative session, Brian Schweitzer, Montana, Private Property Rights

by jhwygirl Proponents of HB198, the 62nd Legislature’s eminent domain bill, repeatedly admitted during debate on the Senate floor this afternoon (after a successful morning “blast” of the bill to get it to 2nd reading) that this bill was written and moved through the legislature to solve one issue, and one issue only – the [...]

Legislature Puts Corporate Bailout Above the Interests of Montana Landowners

April 19, 2011 in 2011 Legislative session, 2012 Election, Montana, Private Property Rights

by jhwygirl This is a press release from the Northern Plains Resource Council and the Northern Plains Pipeline Landowners Group regarding today’s Senate 2nd reading vote on HB198, the 62nd Legislature’s eminent domain bill. Northern Plains Resource Council, a grassroots conservation and family agriculture group since 1972, strongly condemned actions by the Montana State Senate [...]

On Principles, Policies and Politicians; Speaking Truth to Power: a Message to You, Jon Tester

April 19, 2011 in 2006 Election Night, Democrats, Editorial Commentary, Environment, Jon Tester, Progressives

By JC “If you want to be a malleable politician, you campaign from the center. But if you want to be a leader, you define the center. You don’t rely on polls to tell you where to go. At best, polls tell you where people are, and it’s pointless to lead people where they already [...]

The Obama Doctrine

April 19, 2011 in Montana

by lizard There have been two contrasting opinion pieces written in the last week about the “humanitarian intervention” in Libya that everyone should read. The first, penned by the triumvirate of Obama, Sarkozy, and Cameron, was put out on April 14th by the NYT. Its Orwellian title: Libya’s Pathway to Peace. As far as propaganda [...]