....... bullying Republicans and filibusters. And its giving the Republicans the willies.
I had to take time to check the out-of-town papers today, because the last few days `round here have me thinking that we've got ourselves a bona fide hippie settling in up in Helena. So I did, and was relieved to find that while Gov. Brian is getting national press, the spin they're putting on him locally isn't how he's coming off to the rest of the world.
But it looks like the local papers are having fun with him. One day he hiring Indians and burning sweetgrass in cleansing ceremonies , and the next day he's bullying freshman Republicans . And if that's not enough, a couple of days later he fillibusters the poor Republican's when they request a meeting to talk.
Republican's are running scared, I think, and are having trouble keeping up with a `people's politician' who
really did mean it when he said he was going to hire Indians, and when he said he wasn't going to raise taxes and when he said he wasn't going to cater to special interests...and with the national spotlight shining down on Schweitzer, they're having trouble figuring out ....well, just figuring him out!
Business as usual isn't business as usual anymore 'round these parts since we got a new Governor in town. I just hope Gov. Brian keeps his focus and doesn't get too caught up in the spotlight.