The Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bob Abbey, made his way to Montana yesterday to meet with people about a National Monument in northeastern Montana.

It was widely covered by the media.

One reporter said there were 1200 people attending the meeting. Another one said there were 1500. Another said close to 2000. So, the major thing we discovered from this meeting is that Montana reporters have problems counting. Sadly, this meeting won’t make a difference. It would not have made a difference if 12,000 people attended.

It was a token meeting by the BLM leader – one more box to check off for the Obama Administration to use as proof that they met with citizens and heard their concerns. Continue reading →