Truth v. Lies: Economic Facts About Montana

(A 2012 Montana election primer for Democrats)

A while back I posted some talking points for Democrats. A few commenters asked for some elaboration.  These points are very important for candidates and citizens alike, and I will reiterate them …

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Rehberg Twitter Account Hacked with Hilarious Results

Yes, someone pretending to be Congressman Rehberg appears to have hacked into his Twitter account to make it appear as if the Congressman is seriously asking the President to reverse his “purely political” opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline.  I …

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Short on Economic Sense

This is shaping up to be a banner week for GOP-ers revealing how clueless they really are when it comes to the economy.

Intelligent Discontent posts this week about the surprising Facebook ad put up by Republican Gubernatorial primary candidate …

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A Do-Nothing Congressman No More

Rehberg unveils major jobs program

Plan addresses stalled economy; for once, Rehberg delivers

I know I’ve often criticized Denny Rehberg as a total loafer who spends his days drinking and doing little else.

But now he’s delivered, and delivered big. …

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Montana’s Biggest Phony

Please, Congressman Rehberg is the GOP Hypocrite of the decade.Montana TEA Party Congressman Dennis Rehberg has been caught again pretending to care about projects in Montana that he votes against when he gets back to Washington.

Rehberg said this week in the Montana Standard that he visits community health …

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Killing Jobs

Congressman Rehberg is on the front lines when it comes to killing Montana jobs, this time in Billings and Eastern Montana.

And he’s getting another spanking in the Billings Gazette this week for it, because he and other Congressional Republicans, …

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Montana GOP Out of Ideas, Gives Up

Now, word on the street is that the GOP’s light-on-jobs, heavy on crazy-pants legislative agenda is out of ideas, and plans to adjourn the session early.  Perhaps if Republicans actually had a credible jobs agenda, the schedule would be more …

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Rehberg’s Tuition Tax Increase

I don't care about your stupid financial aid. I'm rich. My kids will be just fine.This has to be one of the dumbest ideas yet.

Eleven year incumbent Congressman Dennis Rehberg has proposed increasing the costs that working families pay for college education by cutting federal assistance for qualified students through Pell Grants, which he …

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GUEST POST: Republican Senators Stealing from Poor to Pay For the Rich

THE DEATH OF THE FILM INDUSTRY IN MONTANA

Montana is now starting to see the agenda creep that is very similar to the Wisconsin disaster when Gov. Scott Walker and his followers gave 117 million dollars worth of tax breaks …

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Public Outcry Over GOP Hypocrisy, Lack of Focus on Jobs, Increases

This weekend, letters to the editor appeared in Sunday dailies across Montana decrying the focus of Montana TEA Party Republicans in the legislature on frivolous, anti-worker, unnecessary and hypocritical bills instead of jobs.

In Billings, Republicans raise hypocrisy to art form

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Editorial Board Calls Out GOP for Wasting Session On Frivolous Bills

The Missoulian’s editorial board today excoriates the Montana Legislature for focusing on social issues and frivolous, unconstitutional bills instead of focusing on jobs.

Exactly how do these proposals relate to jobs and Montana’s still-struggling economy? For that matter, why are

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Montana Republicans Shaft Veterans, Put 100 Jobs at Risk

The next time your friendly neighborhood Republican accuses Democrats of not supporting our troops, please remind them of the budget vote in the Joint Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee last week.

Not a single Dem voted for the motion

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Facebook, Google, Microsoft to Participate in Tester’s Missoula Jobs Workshop

How cool is this? Three of the world’s most successful internet companies are returning to Montana to participate in Senator Jon Tester’s next Small Business Opportunity Workshop on February 23 in Missoula.

Facebook, Google and Microsoft representatives will be on …

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