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Comment on Montana Senate 2012: Battleground Areas by Jets are just sexier… « The Western Word

Jets are just sexier… « The Western Word — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:43:16 +0000

[...] Montana Air National Guard is located in what I call a battleground area (June 8, 2011 column) for the possible Rehberg/Tester General Election match-up. Tester earned a victory with this [...]

Comment on Politics 2012: Potpourri by Various & Sundry for the Weekend « 4&20 blackbirds

Various & Sundry for the Weekend « 4&20 blackbirds — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:05:21 +0000

[...] over at The Western Word gave his take on the political scene here in Montana this week. (Hint? “Money Money [...]

Comment on Politics 2012: Potpourri by Caught My Eye… « The Western Word

Caught My Eye… « The Western Word — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:02:23 +0000

[...] may remember that on Wednesday I wrote about receiving an e-mail from Jon Tester’s new Deputy Campaign Manager, Dayna Swanson, and [...]

Comment on Voting Concerns by Rehberg’s Double-Digit Lead

Rehberg’s Double-Digit Lead — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:04:21 +0000

[...] camp is known for doing questionable things when he is down in the [...]

Comment on Monday Morning Politics by Monday Morning Politics « The Western Word

Monday Morning Politics « The Western Word — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:50:44 +0000

[...] in November, I first mentioned Montana GOP Governor Candidate Jim O’Hara painting billboards of each [...]

Comment on The Flim-Flam Man by Monday Morning Politics « The Western Word

Monday Morning Politics « The Western Word — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:50:40 +0000

[...] in April 2008, I wrote, Schweitzer kind of reminds me of George C. Scott, who played Mordecai Jones in the 1967 movie, [...]

Comment on Monday Morning Politics by Jack (the blogger) Brown

Jack (the blogger) Brown — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:14:34 +0000

The Governor is elected mostly by popularity; on the other hand the commish of higher ed and the bosses of UM and MSU are hired based on education and experience in their field. I think they make too much and that more money should be spent in education on actual classroom teachers and teaching assistants.

Comment on Monday Morning Politics by david

david — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:25:07 +0000

It baffles me that the Commissioner of Higher Ed – and the bosses of UM and MSU! – make more $$$ than the Governor.

Comment on MT Senate 2012: The Meeting by Politics 2012: The Morning After « The Western Word

Politics 2012: The Morning After « The Western Word — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:04 +0000

[...] is one of my “favorite” political organizations from way back. Back in November 2009 I wrote, “I just hope that if Rehberg decides to run, he will keep some of the idiots from the NRSC [...]

Comment on So let it be written… by Just Who Oversees the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices? « 4&20 blackbirds

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:37:23 +0000

[...] Jack the Blogger also kicks in with his analysis of the mess of the office, first having called on Gallik to resign, and today with his assessment of the ineffective mess that is the Office Of Political Practices. [...]