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Here the EMPTY bus breezes past "Riverside Country Club" yesterday morning. (Center back passenger took this photo, which could be reproduced for a reasonable price of course, to be used by the Gallatin County Commissioner's with their Logo) Now I had no idea that this FREE TRANSPORTATION, supported by Gallatin County Taxpayers/Federal Taxpayers/State Taxpayers/City of Bozeman/Belgrade Taxpayers, in fact all taxpayers in the USA, traveled all the way out to Airport Road, north of Bozeman. Holy Smokes! Now that is Gettin' Around!
If that wasn't enough of a shock, I noted the speed nearing Heisel Nursery at over 65 MPH! Speed limit there is 55 MPH, but what the heck the bus was E M P T Y. Just on a mission to suck up taxpayer funded gasoline. SLURP! How about we rename this "system," the "SLURPY MOBILES?" I also did not see the bus stop to pick up any passengers at Riverside Country Club, or at the adjacent condominiums or local golf course residences. Now that I think of it, there was also no one lined...
Over the past two elections mainly (the only two that I really remember having a interest in) a surprising trend has appeared in Democratic candidates. They really don't have a platform to run on, not only that, they don't have much substance to their platform. Both Kerry and now Obama the two winners of the Democratic nomination party slogans should have been "I'm not like that guy." Kerry ran a whole campaign on the fact that he wasn't Bush, didn't really have a plan or a message. Now Obama has a campaign that runs on the same slogan only he says that he isn't like the other guys in Washington....
The Democratic party needs to realize that it is all nice and well that their only points they make is to show us what they aren't....but sometimes they need to tell us what they stand for.... Watching Bill O'Reilly talk to the Democrats reminds me of two little kids....all they want to do is point fingers...you bring up a point about them....the first words out of their mouth in response is...."well the Republicans... 
I ran into a friend who was seeking tickets to the rally, they asked if I was going. I said I was going to watch
Law & Order
This was written by Rick Salbato on 25 June 2008. Rick writes about politics. See what he has to say about Mrs. McCain. Those who are Catholic, may recognize his name.
http://www.unitypublishing.com/Government/MadAsHell.htm Cindy McCain "Cindy Hensley McCain has been disparaged as a trophy wife, a Barbie, an heiress with fancy purses, even the Paris Hilton of politics. But there's more to the picture than meets the eye. Yes, Mrs. McCain is the perfectly coifed blonde standing dutifully behind the senator during his speeches. And yes, she wears stylish clothing and carries a Prada purse. And it's true she doesn't say much. But feminist critics who write her off as a "stand-by-your-man" shrinking violet are selling her short. In many ways, Cindy McCain stacks up sturdier than Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama. And she'd make a more impressive first lady. Mrs. McCain: More than meets the eye. While Osama's (Edit: Obama) wife has been hating America, complaining about the war and undermining our troops serving in Afghanistan,...
I wish to speak. i wish to speak honestly and rationally. I am no longer interested in discussions about our government. It's not working
and hasn't been working for a very long time. It no longer serves the people.It serves it's self. i'm not in a rage the young anarchist in me long gone.okay, mostly long gone.I am an observer.I have been an observer since the fateful day they gathered us in history class and we read The Declaration of Independence.It seemed crystal clear to that small girl .The adults were angry and agreed the country was not being run well. It would change. The girl grew and began to see why so little had changed.This part does not matter. The part that matters to me is political parties or machines if you will are not important to me as an American.How it works now is not important to me. What i want to talk about is completely,intelligently, redesigning our poltical system so that it and us may live. I am tempted to condescend to rhetoric,speak of change,compare us to the Roman empire,think... 
I was sent a new Obama campaign sign in my email
it said: Change you can believe in. (and it was covered with what would be in your pocket jingling) 
On June 11th, the Chronicle ran an AP story about how Montana unveiled a new driver’s license. Now some of you might remember how we had this little “show down” with the homeland security and supposedly the feds backed down. Keep in mind that Montana passed a law preventing us from complying with the Feds. Now in the article there are a couple of paragraphs that stood out for me.
“Roberts said Montana followed recommendations from a national umbrella group of license administrators, which in turn became many of the standards adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of its Real ID push. Roberts said Montana’s early move to secure its license with new identity theft features allowed Montana to tell Homeland Security earlier this year that the state’s license was already moving toward enhanced features. “Real ID just adopted the standards that the states had set for themselves with the national umbrella group,” Roberts said.” Now maybe it’s just my cynical nature, but sounds to me like... 
If people think My endorsement means something, I'll be laughing all the way to the bank!
That's what he's thinking. 
"Iraqi PM: Security pact negotiations with U.S. are at 'dead end' "
It is amazing that what all has been done to rid the country of the regime, and qwell violence, al Maliki and the current gov't stifle on security. All the more, Good reason to get out, just, up and leave! 
Much discussion of "weed" has recently appeared on this board. I thought I would share an interesting piece of historical information--food for thought (or smoke for your brain:-)
Dr. Burke, president of the American Historical Reference Society and a consultant for the Smithsonian Institute, counted seven early presidents as cannabis smokers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor and Franklin Pierce. 41 "Early letters from our founding fathers refer to the pleasures of hemp smoking," said Burke. Pierce, Taylor and Jackson, all military men, smoked it with their troops. Cannabis was twice as popular among American soldiers in the Mexican War as in Vietnam: Pierce wrote to his family that it was "about the only good thing" about that war. Good they cannot see us now!!
Have you ever looked at the police reports in the Chronicle. I have, what I have noticed draws me to this conclusion. We need to lower the drinking age. The paper is full of people, adults the age of 18-20 caught drinking. Now you might be thinking, Johnbrownraider, why would you want to put a dangerous substance in the hands of kids?
See folks thats just it, they aren't kids anymore. What if one of those "kids" broke into your house and robbed you. They would go to an adult facility. Adult crimes, adult time right? That was the slogan I remember hearing. How about adult drinks for adults? However, don't get down about that, because the upside is that at the age of 18 you can be drafted or volunteer to join the armed forces. You people out there believe that an 18 year old adult is old enough to run around with a gun and take lives, or lose their own, but isn't old enough to buy a drink at a bar? A 18 year old kid is some how responsible enough to lay down their life for this country,... 
It'll never happen, I'm sure. But could you imagine how argumentative it would make that Cabinet!!
Don't you just love this guy Scott McCellan. When he's feeding at the Bush hot lunch trough he's one hundred percent loyal to good ol' george w.
As soon as he bails out he writes his expose of the Bushys (like no one had noticed what liars they are)to make a million bucks by being a hypoctric liar, which he learned from
Why is President Bush not concerned about his legacy?
His work in Africa (the continent - not the country) on AIDS is far reaching and has been cited as the bright point during his term. Any other positive actions from President Bush? How about: Iraq Record-setting federal deficit Katrina response Tax breaks for the wealthy Gas prices No-bid Haliburton contracts Osama bin Forgotten Oil-based energy policy (how's that working out?) CAFE standards Housing bubble (a la Greenspan's artificially low interest rates to prop up economy) Blackwater Friends with the bin Ladens Institutionalized torture policy Lying about being kept up-to-date during Katrina, then getting caught on video getting up-to-the-minute updates as Katrina was happening Zero alternative energy policy actions DOJ attorney scandals Borrow-and-spend mentality Toxic Katrina trailers Gitmo Declining National Park funding (after promising more funding) Privatize Social Security (don't hear much about this in a down market, do ya?) Faith-based initiatives using taxpayer money<... 
Obama or McCain? That is the Question.
What's your opinion.
In the words of Martin Luther King:
Free at last, free at last! Thank God Almighty we're free at last! It's about damn time!!!
PORK and CORRUPTION FLOWING INTO MONTANA: Burns, Tester, Baucus, Schweitzer, and 2 interesting connections: MSE Technologies (Butte, MT) and New York Life Insurance (Sy Sternberg President)
Even ties to Bill Clinton’s spokesman, Matt McKenna of Butte/Bozeman, Montana! Even members of AARP might want to read up. Would you like to have just a “taste” of how CRITICAL it is for Baucus and Tester to remain in power? Here’s the tip of the ice berg of corruption flowing through Bozeman, Butte, and Montana. MSE Technologies CONVICTED of “laundering corporate funds to a senatorial campaign” in 2000. MSE employs hundreds in Butte, and is even considering going “private” now that they’ve sucked hundreds of millions of dollars out of taxpayers to built the entity… http://149.101.1.32/criminal/pin/docs/arpt-2000.pdf “…in 2000 the Branch and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana jointly handled a case that culminated in the conviction of an entity called MSE, Inc. for laundering corporate funds...
I knew your parents and they are very honorable people. He would never associate with men like Wright, Ayers or Farraghan. I know your mom would never say the things that Michelle Obama did such as: I have never been proud to be an American until now and the U.S. is a mean country.
Obama would not be good for this country since he is controlled by such organizations as Moveon.org and other far left outfits. 
If you read the article in the Chronicle on Max, yesterday
you'd be hard pressed not to keep him as a Senator for Montanan's. That is what he has alway's been. His motto, Max's, seem's to have been: Be well, do good work & keep in touch. I am voting for Max
As an 85 year young citizen of Helena - I have always cherished the privilege of voting for our President of the United States - up until last week I have been undecided.
While visiting with family in Portland I got the opportunity to attend both Senators rallies and submit the following: Senator Obama is a wonderful orator and can move a crowd to cheering with his special words of CHANGE and HOPE - however when you get home at the end of the day and start thinking about what was said - you come up with NOTHING - I even felt that he did not want to be there and was more interested in the general election and would just as soon skip the rest of the primaries - SORRY MY VOTE IN MONTANTA counts - and I will not be dismissed - and do not ASSUME that Montana will just give you their votes. CHANGE - change what did he say Washington DC politics yet accepts the endorsements of the same - they don't come free - you owe a favor then - and how could you change it anyway?? HOPE - to quote another blogger elsewhere - both Bill... 
Boy I wonder how shes going to feel if Obama does NOT become President.
What poor commentary for this woman to make. Here she is, (full ride) educated at Harvard, had a great job before she resigned, 2 kids with a potentially excellent future, basically living the American dream. And, she has never been proud of the country, "until now", that gave her these blessings? What would she feel like if she were living in Africa, say for example Kenya with the rioting or Darfur or Rwanda or Zimbabwe or one of the AIDS ridden countries. A quote, as best I can remember. from a Milwaukee newspaper. 
..."I wish I had a shot!"
But, is that at the Presidency or of whiskey? |
