Montana GOP concedes National, Statewide races - w/poll
Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 11:05:33 PM PDT
The Montana Republican party is saying "every man for himself" in the wake of a new poll showing the strength of Brian Schweitzer's popularity and 'the Democratic brand'.
According to State Republican Chairman Erik Iverson:
"Part of the message is you can't let the Democrats nationalize the race or even make it a statewide referendum. We're telling each candidate their race needs to be localized and not them versus Brian Schweitzer or them versus the national Democratic Party.
"The reality of the situation is the Republican brand nationwide isn't very strong right now. I don't want them losing because they let their opponents make the race about George Bush or the Iraq war or any other national or state race."
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Clinton attacks Obama over Iraq - with poll
Mon Jan 07, 2008 at 11:02:46 AM PDT
At a rally in Nashua on Sunday, where Mrs. Clinton spoke to a crowd that was about the same size as Mr. Obama’s one day earlier in the same school gymnasium, she raised questions about his voting record on Iraq.
Follow me to never-never land....
Wes Clark likens our Iraq policy to the Titanic
Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 02:09:22 PM PDT
Wes Clark, when asked by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, "Do you think Congress should stop funding the war?" once again argued forcefully and clearly against troop withdrawal:
I think Congress should take a strong stand to get the strategy changed. I don't think that if you cut off funding for the war, it’s in the -- right now that's not in the United States' interest. What is in the United States’ interest is to change the strategy in the war. You cannot succeed by simply stopping the funding and saying, "You've got six months to get the Americans out."
You must give Clark credit, because it takes courage for a potential Presidential candidate to come out so strongly against withdrawal despite the fact that a solid majority of Americans want out of Iraq, even if it means civil disorder in that country.
But unswayed by public opinion polls, General Clark argues not for an end to our occupation of Iraq, but simply for a change of strategy.
On the flip, follow General Clark to the the deck of the Titanic
Pelosi measure presses for timetable on Iraq withdrawal
Thu Jun 16, 2005 at 02:47:56 PM PDT
Missoulian slams Burns on hatchery rider
Thu Apr 21, 2005 at 03:00:15 AM PDT
I've read a lot of anti-porkbarrel rhetoric, but rarely is it as hard hitting as this one slamming embattled Montana Senator Conrad Burns.
Making the world safe for walleyes?
It's embarrassing to see a Montana fish hatchery included in the bill providing emergency funding for troops in Iraq.
We enjoy fishing as much as the next guy. But our need to fight the big one hardly rates as important as the needs of those who are, well, fighting The Big One - the war in Iraq. So, it's with more than a little embarrassment that we see a $5 million appropriation for a Montana fish hatchery tacked onto the U.S. Senate's $80 billion "emergency" supplemental military spending bill. What in the heck does that have to do with fighting a war?
It gets better...
Conrad Burns versus the Billings Gazette
Sun Apr 17, 2005 at 09:11:59 AM PDT
In an
op-ed in the Billing Gazette today, Conrad Burns attempts damage control on the scandals swirling around him. But in
a scathing editorial the Gazette deflates the spin.
Burns:
In the Old West, if someone had accused me of the things that Montana Democratic Chairman Bob Ream did recently, we would have been meeting in the street. Today, we just chalk it up to the start of negative campaigning, even though we are over a year and a half away from Election Day. The Montana Democratic Party has accused me of ethics violations and even brought up the word "bribery" in their blatantly false allegations. The root of their allegation is my actions on the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees Bureau of Indian Affairs funding, and the appropriation the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe received to improve their school for tribal children.
Schweitzer watch: Skinning cats and barking dogs
Sun Apr 10, 2005 at 01:18:22 PM PDT
Veteran Montana journalist Chuck Johnson weighs in on Schweitzer's governorship so far:
With the Legislature winding down, Gov. Brian Schweitzer has racked up a pretty hefty batting average so far. Nearly all of Schweitzer's initiatives and the bills he has backed are still alive, with most heading for passage. A tally sheet shows as of Saturday that 30 of the 34 bills the freshman governor backs are still alive, have passed both houses or already have been signed into law.
Western revolution - Telling Washington where to stick it
Thu Mar 17, 2005 at 11:18:06 AM PDT
they are, after all, "purple mountain majesties"
No one knows just when the West decided it had had enough of being run from Washington, D.C. Perhaps it was the continuous pigeonholing by national political pundits who see life in only two colors, red and blue. Or perhaps it was the broken promises of a president who ran on states' rights and freedom and went on to crush both mercilessly with top-down dictates and government secrecy. Somewhere along the line the color codes broke down, left and right joined together, and the West told Washington to take a hike.
Cameron Kerry interview.
Mon Jan 10, 2005 at 03:42:20 PM PDT
William Rivers Pitt interviews Cameron Kerry on election reform, the protest in Congress, Kerry's concession and more..
William Rivers Pitt: What is the impression of the Kerry campaign on the events of last Thursday in Congress, with the Electoral College hearing and the challenge to the certification of the Ohio Electors?
Cameron Kerry: It was something that we welcomed. It put a spotlight on the issues of election reform. We have made some progress on that since 2000, but we still have a long way to go. This election, particularly in Ohio, showed that. I think the action the other day helped to highlight that, as John indicated in his statement. He was very much in sympathy with it, though he was not there in joining it.
Time for a Balanced Budget Amendment?
Thu Nov 04, 2004 at 10:51:01 AM PDT
I say we should put massive energy into pushing for a Balanced Budget amendment to the US constitution.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it will drive a wedge between the neo-cons and the paleo-cons in the Republican party.
The Bush agenda relies on deficits and starving the federal government of resources. But my guess is the country is overwhelmingly in favor of balancing the federal budget.
We won in Montana
Wed Nov 03, 2004 at 04:02:38 PM PDT
As someone who has been for Kerry since the beginning - before the beginning - I don't think anyone could more disappointed with the results of the Presidential election. And no, Kerry did not win the electoral votes here in Montana -- or even narrow the margin. But Dems in Montana have reasons to celebrate anyway.
For the first time since 1984 we elected a Democratic governor!
And in the Montana legislature, controlled by Republicans since 1995,
we have won at least a tie in the Senate and possibly control of the House - with many outstanding races still to close to call.
Oh and, BTW,
my county went for Kerry 51.34% to 45.65%
So I have reasons to hope as well as reasons to despair. And I have concrete evidence that my efforts during the campaign have not been in vain. I say to you: neither have yours.
