Montana: Denny Rehberg

by JC
This last week has seen two newcomers to Montana politics throw their hats into the ring to unseat republican congressman Denny Rehberg.
First up, Melinda Gopher–daughter of Robert Gopher, a long time native activist, cultural leader, and petitioner of the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention for “the need to provide for state support of the cultural [...]

by jhwygirl
Rehberg’s hypocrisy never ends. We lefties in the blogosphere have been making sure for years that ya’all stay painfully awash in Denny Rehberg’s hypocrisy. Left in the West has pulled out scores of examples over the years. Pogie at Intelligent Discontent, too, has scores of posts on Rehberg, including this one [...]

(Disclaimer: I'm a former daily journalist now working for the Montana Change That Works campaign, which is funded by the Service Employees International Union.)

In a discussion with a Missoula-area businessman the other day, I stumbled onto this reason why Montana's small business owners should embrace the Employee Free Choice Act: Do it for the herd.

I got the idea from a news story on National Public Radio some time ago.

Here's the basics: Immunization shots carry a miniscule-but-imminent risk of the disease they protect against, so some people think it prudent to shun the shots. But avoidance carries a far-greater-though-distant risk, that of the disease sweeping through the entire populace.

As some of you may have heard, I am considering running for Congress against Denny Rehberg.  As part of that process, I would like to hear your thoughts and concerns for Montana, and I would be more than happy to respond to any questions.

For those who don't know much about me, I am a fourth generation Montanan.  My Montana roots are traced back to my great grandfather who homesteaded near Whitetail, Montana when he was fifteen years old.  From there, my family's roots spread out over the entire state. My grandfather drove truck in Great Falls.  My other grandfather worked at the smelter in Anaconda.