Our leaders lacked the courage to do right thing Few things in life are totally predicable. One exception, however, was the ability to predict that after of years of coddling, praising, and enabling President Trump, that Steve Daines, Matt Rosendale, and Greg Gianforte would wring their hands and “decry the violence” that occurred at our […]

“A Preordained Coda to a Presidency The impeachment of President Trump for a second time — in a Capitol ringed by troops — seemed like the almost inevitable culmination of four years that left the nation fractured, angry and losing its sense of self. By Peter Baker Published Jan. 13, 2021Updated Jan. 14, 2021, 9:47 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — […]

Our democracy was put to the ultimate test Today, as I write this letter to the editor, our Capitol is under siege and our country’s fragile democracy is being put to the ultimate test. It is no surprise that the divisive and angry rhetoric coming from our president over the past four years, as he […]

Burden of ensuring our democracy falls on parents As a citizen and a parent, a dark cloud hung over me as I processed the fact that last week’s disgusting and dangerous events in Washington, DC transpired in the country our children will inherit. The easy pathway forward is succumbing to fear. But as parents, my […]

Can Daines admit he was wrong about election? So, Senator Morejobslessgovernment, for four years you stood steadfastly behind our corrupt president. You said nothing as he lied to us, thousands of times. Then you joined with your colleagues in attempting to overturn our democratic election. You said that he had every right to challenge the […]

Daines, Gianforte not working for our needs Notwithstanding their recent unfathomable elections, it is more than ever disconcerting to find Daines and Gianforte in positions of not working to make sense of the needs of the people of Montana. Neither one managed during his previous elected position to find any way to come up with […]

Before too much time passed, I tried to sit down and process what happened on Wednesday. Here are my thoughts: Now that the dust has settled, all too literally, on the events at the Capitol, I wanted to share a few thoughts on what it was like to be there, what it means to the […]

Daines is unfit to represent Montanans As I sit here watching today’s news unfold, with increasing dismay, of the protests occurring in Washington D.C., I am haunted by past correspondence with Sen. Steve Daines in which he always mentions Montana Values as a guide to when he represents the people. When he voted to declare […]

Just thirteen more days left until Trump and his cult are forced to seek shelter under the rocks from whence they came. While I appreciate that Mitch McConnell and other Republicans came to their senses yesterday, that doesn’t change the fact that up until that moment they goose stepped side-by-side with the worst, most evil […]

What was I thinking? What was I expecting? New Year. New attitude. Nope! Article on first day proclaims somewhat joyously that Montana’s minimum wage is raised $0.10 an hour to $8.75. Oh joy, oh joy. Reality sucks. If that’s good news of the New Year, what kind of world are we living in? Oh there […]