Greetings! Here are the topics for today’s commentary:

• Matt Rosendale
• Aaron Bushnell
• Best States for Women

MATT ROSENDALE:

Several sources, including the New York Post, are reporting that a spokesman for Rep. Matt Rosendale fired back Monday after former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) revealed on a podcast that she had heard a “little rumor” that the Montana Republican knocked up a young staffer and may be forced to resign.

Holy cow! I just finished watching “The Ides of March” last night for the umpteenth time and now it could be happening in real life!

Could this campaign season become more exciting?

The truth should be pretty easy to find here. I just hope that if there is a child, he/she learns how to pronounce “Montana” properly.

AARON BUSHNELL:

Maybe the name will fade in a day or two, but Bushnell was the U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, in apparent protest of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, which he described as a “genocide.” (Source)

I am deeply disappointed in many of my fellow veterans for their remarks after seeing the video of Bushnell on fire. The self-proclaimed “combat veterans” attacked him for his ultimate protest. One person said they wanted to save the screenshot of Bushnell burning in protest. How cowardly and freaking sad. This person is a shithead.

Time magazine reports:

Bushnell reportedly sent a message to media outlets before his self-immolation. “​​Today, I am planning to engage in an extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people,” he warned.
On Facebook Sunday morning, he also wrote: “Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing genocide?’ The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now.”

Rest in peace.

BEST STATES FOR WOMEN:

From my friends at WalletHub…

With Women’s History Month coming up in March, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States for Women in 2024, as well as expert commentary, to highlight the areas that provide an ideal living environment for women and the places that are in need of improvement.

To identify the most women-friendly states, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key metrics. The data set ranges from median earnings for female workers to women’s health care to the female homicide rate.

Montana came in at #21. Wyoming was way down the list at #44. The best state for women was Massachusetts and the worst state was Oklahoma.

Check out the full report HERE.

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