by Travis Mateer
The answer to the question of whether or not the Republican Party actually exists in Montana, in my opinion, is NO, the Republican Party in Montana is a fiction held together by the thinnest of national threads, threads that mostly consist of wedge issues hypocrites like Lauren Boebert exploit to obtain and maintain power for personal enrichment.
Both Greg Gianforte, Montanan’s Governor, and Austin Knudsen, the Attorney General, think they deserve another term doing the jobs they’ve been doing these last few years. Really? Did anyone actually pay attention to the last legislative session and the utter collapse, thanks to the Montana Supreme Court, of the housing bills intended to alleviate the housing crisis?
No, Republican in Montana are so fucking pathetic that even law and order issues aren’t being taken seriously. Why? Is it because this guy is so obsessed with the SOUTHERN border of America that he doesn’t know what’s going on along the WESTERN border of Montana where Interstate 90 enters our fair state?
If I had an opportunity to ask this AG questions, I’d inquire about some law and order issues, like why his office doesn’t take border security in Montana more seriously? Because, if he did, Mineral County wouldn’t be so dangerously under-resourced when it comes to busting vehicles moving product across state lines.
Do those busts result in a special tow truck company taking those busted vehicles off the highway, only to return the vehicles to said occupants, perhaps weighing slightly lighter than before? Maybe that’s just a rumor, but it’s one I’ve heard more than once, so I suggest someone with more resources than an unpaid blogger look into that supposed rumor.
Another thing someone should look into is the ACTUAL work being done by the Lifeguard Group, since this “non-profit” has received so much financial favor from Gianforte’s personal coffers. If any journalists with guts still exist, here’s a hot tip to get the ball rolling: look into Lowell Hochhalter’s relationship with his parents, specifically whether or not a state agency by the name of ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES has had to open up any official inquiries into his behavior.
If Republicans in this state want some integrity back, find someone to challenge Gianforte, because under this asshole’s watch a billion dollar surplus was utterly squandered, and there’s SO MUCH MORE I know about that really needs to see the light of day.
On that note, stay tuned. I might not be posting as frequently, but the stuff I do publish will be VERY interesting.
Thanks for reading!
Of course the Republican Party still exists in Montana, Travis. But in order to recognize it, you need to recognize that the only difference between the Republican and Democrat Parties of today, is where the welfare goes.
What is missing in Montana is the Conservative Party. It went MIA when “political refugees from Blue States with great ideas” showed up and said they would make better Montanans then Montanans.
Oh they claim they are Conservative and preach about Constitutional Crisis if we don’t let them save us. Yet every single time they bring forth an idea it just leads to more ideas and more Government and if you just elect me, I can save you. While they ensure their financial contribution to the betterment of the People is minimized.
Montanans used to be independent and hearty. Now? It wasn’t so long ago that Montanans both Blue and Red were smart enough to send the Gianfortes wanting to be Mr Montana, packing. Now? People vote Party, not Policy.
What happened to wrecker service providers being on a rotation out there on the Interstate? Now someone in Government/Public Service chooses who gets called?
To answer your question – Yes – they run the place, and since the Democrats have become a permanent minority I don’t expect that to change.
You still read my shit, Eric? Why? I am impressed that you persist in popping in to prop up the illusion that Republicans exist as an actual party in this state, because with all the power, the results are a serious embarrassment. And you know I’m not a partisan.
You have just set your expectations too high.
History is one of my favorite studies, and in Montana we had 12 years of Gov BS inflicting damage on the State, and then Gov Bullock doing nothing but obstructing the GOP from the damage control. Gov Gianforte can’t fix it all at once, especially when a few RINO’s slip into the chambers and it takes a cycle to get rid of them.
Of course I still read your stuff – and if there was anybody else not afraid to stick their finger in the fan I’d read them too 😀