Former President Bill Clinton visited Montana on Tuesday to campaign for his wife. He made stops in Havre, Great Falls, Helena, and Butte.

I never voted for Bill Clinton for several reasons, one which was his lack of support for the military. I do like Hillary better than Barack on the left side, but I like McCain better than both of them. When Bill Clinton was President, I remember Congress passed the line-item veto in 1996, and Clinton lined out the money ($4-5 million) for the dining facility at Malmstrom AFB, which was totally inadequate for the airmen to dine in. That line-item veto was overridden, mostly because of Senator Burns, and now the facility has gone on to win several awards.

This is the beginning of what is probably the best week ever for the Montana Democrats. Sometimes the stars align just right for special things to happen, you know, like winning the lottery. This is what is happening to the Montana Democrats. Additionally, since the Montana Republicans decided to hold a caucus this year, they also were in the limelight for a few days. So it has been a pretty decent year for politics in our state. Now, if Montana had some reporters who understood politics, we might enjoy some decent stories about this unique year.

Now, back to the former President’s trip to Montana.

It appears Bill Clinton was running really late for most of his stops. It seems he’s had the problem of being late most of his public life. A few years in the military would have probably cured him of this chronic problem.

The media reports stated that close to 2200 people showed up in Havre to listen to him, where Clinton started his day almost an hour behind. The former President also met with some Native American leaders while in Havre. This is a good thing.

When Bill Clinton arrived in Great Falls (an hour late), only 1200 people showed up. I was surprised that more people did not show up in Great Falls.

Then he was off to Helena, where he was around an hour and 20 minutes behind. Reports say there were around 2000 people attending in Helena.

His last stop in Butte was attended by about 1000 people. The Montana Standard‘s folks reported that Clinton was, “Scheduled to speak at 5:45 p.m., he didn’t show up until almost 8.” Maybe he stopped to eat before getting to Butte?

If you are a Democrat in Montana, you have to be thrilled about this week, and the week is just starting with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton coming to Montana this weekend. It could end up getting really exciting if Hillary Clinton stays in the race until the June primary. Then we’ll see Clinton and Obama, as well as their big-name supporters, camped out in Montana to garner votes for their candidate.

Then in November, we’ll see John McCain easily win Montana.