Here are a few things that “caught my eye” this week that I did not have time to comment about:

“Showcase” in San Francisco:

The Great Falls Tribune reported earlier this week that a Cascade County Commissioner, the Great Falls City Manager, the Chair of the Central Montana Defense Alliance and the head of the local Development Authority are heading to San Francisco to “showcase central Montana as an ideal location for additional military missions.”

I have commented many times that it is time for the local community leaders to get out and about to promote the area for future military missions. I am fine with that and salute them for their work. I don’t think the folks attending have much actual military experience to “talk the talk” to those attending the San Francisco conference. The community needs a team attending these conferences (at least a couple of members) that have some actual experience of being in the military instead of just the experience of “playing Army” in their backyards as children.

The Road to Nowhere:

A few weeks ago I commented about a commentary in the Missoula Independent by George Ochenski about Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester. I said, “I guess we know that all hell is breaking loose when a liberal commentator takes on the home team.”

The woes continue for Baucus and Tester. Ochenski is back with a commentary about “The road to nowhere” which is a great read about the debacle of the spending $15 million then cut to $8.5 million for the Port of Whitetail that sees about five cars per day – a project which was applauded and supported by Tester and Baucus.

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