President, lawmakers deserve blame for siege A fundamental truth about human behavior is that words have consequences, especially when uttered by elected leaders and amplified by media outlets. The world saw this in real time as pro-Trump extremists overran the U.S. Capitol after attending the president’s vile and lie-filled speech. But, beyond the president’s inexcusable […]

Demand accountability from your representatives I wish I could say I’m surprised by what happened at the U.S. Capitol. I’m not. This has been building since the Tea Party crawled out from under their rocks, outraged that a Black man had the audacity to win the presidency. It has never been about “economic anxiety” or […]

Opponents of electoral process morally bankrupt Just because you have a right does not mean its right to exercise that right. Right? Sens. Hawley and Cruz knew that their political objections to electoral certification was doomed. No Democratic congress would remove a duly elected Democratic president. But with an unfathomably deep cynicism they went forward […]

Rep. Rosendale, I am calling upon you to resign as the Montana Representative to The United States House of Representatives. On Jan. 3, 2021 you took the oath of office as a United States Representative to the United States Congress swearing to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. Three days later, once […]

By BILL LOMBARDI Guest columnist Politicians, by nature, are oddsmakers, calculators, bettors, bookies. They bet on winning and losing all the time. Sen. Steve Daines bet on President Trump. But following the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Daines changed his wager. That day a pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol, erected a gallows, killed a […]

Thank you for calling out Daines and Rosendale Thank you for your editorial calling Sen. Daines and Rep. Rosendale complicit in the coup attempt. They do need to resign. They have lied to us Montanans, encouraged the overthrow of our democracy. They do not represent us and perhaps need to be prosecuted for the crime […]

Opponents of electoral process morally bankrupt Just because you have a right does not mean its right to exercise that right. Right? Sens. Hawley and Cruz knew that their political objections to electoral certification was doomed. No Democratic congress would remove a duly elected Democratic president. But with an unfathomably deep cynicism they went forward […]

The image of New Jersey Congressman Kim on his knees on the Capitol building floor cleaning up the disastrous mess made by mostly privileged white men, was to me, the most powerful image of the Jan. 6 disaster. The thought that the United States Capitol building is so sacred to a young Asian American man […]

Daines’ reversal a day late and a dollar short In response to the article “Daines denies he played role in Capitol siege; Tester lays blame on Trump, other lawmakers,” I must say my jaw just plain out dropped to the floor. But that has been a common occurrence in my life and the lives of […]