Here at The Western Word, we champion the underdog.  We like to take up the cause for the people who are crapped on by those so-called “powerful” people in authority.

As you know by reading my commentary over the past five years, in the world of politics, just about anything goes.  We’ve seen it here in Montana over the last few elections and it appears nasty politics is here to stay – and that’s what turns a lot of people off these days.  Sadly, there’s not a lot of referees in the political game and sometimes the calls are made after the election is long over and decided for those who cheated to win – much too late.

So this week it was not hard for The Western Word to write about this issue that hit the newspapers:

The latest shenanigans in Montana politics is the charges filed against Congressman Denny Rehberg’s State Director, Randy Vogel, for illegally killing an elk.  Vogel claims his innocence and I believe him. Continue reading →