I'm tossing in my nickname for Eric Buckson, along with his (not-so politically correct) theme song: You're welcome. Good luck getting that song out of your heads. Drip, Drip, Drip. …
If you read only one Open Thread today, make it this one! Because the tides are turning (in one case, literally), and it's beginning to feel like Watergate Summer. As…
Two disappointing, but not entirely unexpected, committee results headline today's wrap-up. HB 104 (Bush), which yet again expands the ability of developers to avoid most oversight, cleared the Senate Housing…
The Family That Rules Montana. As in, the man who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee; his daughter, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee; and his son, who is the Speaker…
While we've written about most of these scenarios here, the fact that a major national political news source reports this is damned exciting. Especially since everybody in Washington reads this. …
Thumbs-up to the General Assembly's work yesterday. SS1/SB 2(Lockman) passed the Senate on a straight party line vote of 15-6. Meaning, both Kyra Hoffner and Russ Huxtable voted for it. …
Big day in the Senate. 'Permit To Purchase' is first on the Agenda. It will pass. Whether we have the marathon debate, or whether the opponents hold their, pardon the…
What strikes your fancy or, in the case of dance numbers, your fanny?: Might want to do the Horizontal Mambo to this one: MY kind of band!: Already the second…
How George Mason Became The Federalist Society's Go-To Law School: In the fall of 2017, an administrator at George Mason University’s law school circulated a confidential memo about a prospective…
Just Another Texas Mass-Killing. He got pissed off when his neighbors told him to stop shooting his AR-15 in his front yard. So he killed five of 'em: The suspect…
Montana Legislator Barred For Being Transgender. Merely one of several precursors-if good people don't step forward: The Montana House of Representatives took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of blocking a…
Since not much happened yesterday, now's a good time to ask the question that has been hanging over the General Assembly since January: Whither goeth Speaker Pete and the House…
First, let's all pause and approve by acclamation a DL Superior Legislating Award for Rep. Ed Osienski. He never gave up, he consistently changed the legislation to attract votes, he…