Back in 2006, the left-leaning bloggers in Montana and their friends across the nation had a field day spreading lies and misinformation about Republican candidates, especially during the Burns/Tester race. Their comments almost always went unchecked, and some were picked up by some gullible reporters. The rest is history.

No more.

Here we are in 2008, the right-leaning bloggers in Montana are out in force protecting their territory, forming the Dextrasphere, to kick butt and take names.

The other day over at Left in the West, blogger Jay Stevens told another one of those “big ones” that went unchecked in 2006. Nothing gets voters’ attention more than using children as a political football. Stevens contends that Congressman Denny Rehberg did not support the State’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The fact is that Rehberg supported the Senate version and was against Nancy Pelosi’s version.

BAM!

The Dextra folks hit back, and their comments are worth reading:

Missoulapolis: Jay Stevens’s SCHIP Shot

Rabid Sanity: Deception as a Political Tool.

Electric City Weblog: Hunting for a House Seat

Big Sky Cairn: Lies of the Left (in the West)

The Dextra folks know that lies, if they are repeated enough and go unchecked, become facts to the left and to the media. I don’t see that happening this time around.