The President is enforcing the “red line”….against Syria? Nope, he’s drawn a new line in the War on Coal, and Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) say’s the President just dropped another bomb.  Plus, Congressman Steve Daines’ (R-MT) forest jobs bill passed the US House, will Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) now support his bill in the Senate?  Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 19, 2013 13:44 :: 1598 Views Happy Anniversary Keystone:   KEYSTONE APPLICATION TURNS FIVE: Five years ago today, TransCanada submitted its first application to the Obama administration for approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. And Republicans are going to have a field day over the anniversary. In dual events in Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 19, 2013 11:13 :: 815 Views You know it’s an odd turn of events when former Republican legislator, State Auditor candidate, and Obamacare critic Derek Skees (R-Whitefish) is patting Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) on the back, while some Democratic activists are criticizing the ‘cheerleading” news coverage of a Baucus event.  But that’s Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 18, 2013 14:40 :: 704 Views There’s a photo of Congressman Steve Daines (R-MT) right at the top of the page of this Bloomberg News story noting how GOP newcomers “are making life hard for their party” by doing what they were sent to Washington, DC to do:   If Republican Tom Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 18, 2013 13:17 :: 1362 Views Scott McMillion has a report coming out in the new edition of Montana Quarterly titled “Green in the Middle, The Surprising Conservation Legacy of Senator Conrad Burns.” Here’s an excerpt from the piece posted at Scribd.com:  (h/t The Western Word) Burns left another legacy Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 17, 2013 15:59 :: 7877 Views During Senator Max Baucus’  (D-MT) Economic Development Summit in Butte, I had the chance to throw a couple questions toward Elon Musk. Elon Musk is the founder and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors.  I asked him how Montana, known as the Big Sky Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Print View Aaron Flint posted on September 16, 2013 14:55 :: 675 Views Popular former Gov. Marc Racicot (R-MT) is encouraging Congressman Steve Daines (R-MT) to run for the US Senate.  The Hill notes that Racicot is ruling out a campaign of his own: Racicot told The Hill he had decided not to run and had “strongly encouraged” Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 13, 2013 13:58 :: 1076 Views “Two former bitter political rivals have joined a common cause: asking the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole to commute Barry Beach’s 100-year prison sentence and parole him so he can go back to living his life in Billings.” That’s the opening sentence in Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 13, 2013 09:07 :: 1347 Views Ted Turner + FWP + Bison + Bozeman Schools= Agenda? That’s the concern from Kerry White with Citizens for Balanced Use who noticed the below flyer in his grandson’s backpack:  Bozeman Public Schools Foundation announcement to parents pic.twitter.com/GcWv9M12Fm — Aaron Flint (@aaronflint) September 13, 2013 Read More…

If you want to get the attention of politicos in the Twittersphere, apparently all you need to do is write about the female body.      While the GOP will no doubt have some fun with this story, I would much rather focus on issues instead of attempts to always shoot people down on the personal front.  I do Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

 “Empty Mansions” was released Tuesday, and NBC News’ Investigative Reporter Bill Dedman headlined The Daily Show for the opening night.  Bill Dedman also joined me on our statewide radio show Voices of Montana Wednesday.  We discussed his book detailing “the Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune.”  Click here to Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 11, 2013 11:25 :: 1295 Views To me, the news that labor unions, in particular the AFL-CIO, are teaming up with “progressive” groups is nothing new.  This “unholy alliance,” as some have called it, has been around for decades as labor unions have teamed up politically with some of the same environmental groups who are Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 11, 2013 09:01 :: 1401 Views An historic election came to a close in Colorado, with the people rising up and voting to recall two Democratic state legislators who supported gun control legislation this past session.  You could call it a major victory, not only for the 2nd Amendment, but also Read More…

It was the comments from the Crow Indian Reservation tribal chair last week that seemed to attract the most attention- as Darrin Old Coyote told Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) that “war on coal is a war on our families and our children.”  Chairman Old Coyote has offered similar pro-coal development statements Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 10, 2013 12:29 :: 932 Views Despite the focus on potential presidential attack plans in Syria, it appears a Farm Bill may be on the verge of passing Congress.  In fact, Agri-Pulse reports that the bill could come up as early as next week, while National Journal covers the one remaining sticking point. Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 09, 2013 13:28 :: 1132 Views If you’re old enough to be issued an M4 and sent overseas, you should be old enough to purchase a handgun back home and exercise your 2nd Amendment right, right?  That’s the argument being waged as Montana’s Attorney General Tim Fox (R-MT) is apparently teaming Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on September 09, 2013 12:37 :: 17671 Views When it comes to the only declared Democratic US Senate candidate in Montana, Politico says his past could be a problem for Democrats.  Here’s an excerpt from the story: Dirk Adams is running for Senate as a cattle rancher, but that’s not how the 62-year-old made Read More…