Like the song lyrics “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down” the same can be said about politics and Mondays – especially after the clock change that made my alarm clock an enemy this morning…

Today I offer my commentary about some of the political happenings that caught my attention over the weekend.

Looking for Coverage:

Montana does not really have a political reporter in the state. Sure, there are those who masquerade as political reporters and they are mostly inept. More and more we see bloggers breaking the story and then the print or broadcast media picking up the ball and running with it.

I spent a few minutes on Sunday hoping to get a recap or read a story about Tammy Duckworth, the Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), speech on Saturday night at the Mansfield-Metcalf dinner. I mentioned in a previous column that she was speaking at the Democrats annual dinner Saturday night. Continue reading →