Joining to Kos community
After years of poking around the Daily Kos, I've finally decided to join and write a diary. I've developed a sense of urgency that I hope spreads through the rest of the Democratic base.
View ArticleTrying to understand the Pelosi love
I've been a little bit surprised this past week at the amount of support that Nancy Pelosi has been getting here at the Kos. Let me explain...
View ArticleA paradox, courtesy the Montana Legislature
In November, I watched Republicans sweep into power in Montana. I figured the session would be bad, but the Legislative session has been literally insane. And then a bill from the Hi-Line floored me.
View ArticleSeeing red: 71% say MT Legislature is terrible
Could a poor Legislative performance in Helena be the tipping point in Tester's re-election bid?
View ArticleBeing liberal in rural America (really rural)
I was born in a small town in Idaho, and now live in a slightly larger town in Montana. For the majority of my life I lived in rural America. I've lived in places where voting Democrat has (or would...
View ArticleBrian Schweitzer, and looking at Montana in 2014
As I usually clarify before these diaries, I am not a Montana native and have only lived here for a little over a year. That said, I find the politics interesting and love talking about them. Consider...
View ArticleOccupy Pawnee: Parks and Recreation could tackle a big national issue, but...
Occupy Pawnee: Parks and Recreation has an opportunity to look at the role corporations play in government, but will they?
View ArticleThe media in elections, how do we want it?
A big part of Newt Gingrich's popularity has to do with his debate performances, which could be boiled down to a criticism of the media. While Gingrich is right, there are problems with the media,...
View ArticleToo easy to too hard...the education conundrum
If you read Tuesday's USA Today you might be a bit perplexed as to the state of the American education system. On the front page, the paper blared "School is too easy". On the opinion pages though,...
View ArticleMontana school could owe millions to feds
School districts near Yellowstone Park had been getting payments from the Department of the Interior. They shouldn't have been, and now the government wants its money back.
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