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So former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is coming to Montana to campaign for Roy Brown tomorrow. I’m sure Brown will welcome Huckabee with open arms given their similarly extremist social values, support for sales taxes, etc… On the other hand, I imagine that Brown will quietly play down some contrast between himself and the […]

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Matt at Left in the West is reporting that the Missoula 9 (I have a hard time typing this with a straight face) are receiving their suspensions today. While the longest suspension thus far is only 5 days, along with the fines and community service, there’s a powerful and sad message being sent by […]

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In the same breath that he uses to openly dream of rioting in a major American city, Rush Limbaugh says this morning, “We don’t riot. We don’t burn our cars. We don’t burn down our houses. We don’t kill our children. We don’t do half the things the American left does.”
Saying that is fine and […]

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An old friend I met as a canvasser six years ago tipped me off to his new venture in the Montana blogging world this morning. Meet Montana Peaks & Politics. From what I know of writers on the good team in the state, I’d imagine that MP&P will offer some insights from a […]

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I hope Andy Hammond does try to raise money in his quest to promote chaos in Montana’s Democratic primary election contest on June 3rd, ’cause I’ll be one of the first people to file a complaint against his illegal campaign committee.
If there’s ever been a metaphor for what the Montana GOP is all […]

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The state GOP is still apparently trying to make hay of the non-issue of Gov. Schweitzer recording a few PSA’s with radio stations promoting Ag Month as they know Roy Brown’s got nothing to run on. I thought this had gone away.
This issue is particularly funny to me, as I personally work in a […]

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Now this is hilarious! Rep. Rehberg apparently listed a $300 “lodging” expenditure on his last finance report at a notorious DC dive bar called the Tune Inn. Despite its name, the joint doesn’t offer any lodging–save for a cot in the basement where people occasionally “sleep one off.” While Rep. Rehberg’s office simply […]

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