Defending Trump

An angry Bill Baum wrote a scathing letter published in the Nov. 12 edition of the Daily Inter Lake that demands a response. He made many accusations and assumptions, but he lacked details to back them up. As I attempt to respond to his letter, I will try not to …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Defending Trump

An angry Bill Baum wrote a scathing letter published in the Nov. 12 edition of the Daily Inter Lake that demands a response. He made many accusations and assumptions, but he lacked details to back them up. As I attempt to respond to his letter, I will try not to …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

The so-far fruitless search for evidence against Trump

I recently read an article in National Review that asked, “When does all the evidence arrive?” The search for proof of Trump-Russia collusion has been going on for months and has, to date, produced nothing more than suppositions, inferences, and possibilities. Without concrete evidence there is no case except in …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

The so-far fruitless search for evidence against Trump

I recently read an article in National Review that asked, “When does all the evidence arrive?” The search for proof of Trump-Russia collusion has been going on for months and has, to date, produced nothing more than suppositions, inferences, and possibilities. Without concrete evidence there is no case except in …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Who benefits?

Regardless of whether you are a “never-Trumper” or voted for him, the prevalent resistance movement is producing vitriolic discourse and has now become beyond the pale and could easily result in a dangerous outcome. It may not be a real actor as one comedian joked but a “bad actor” carrying …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Who benefits?

Regardless of whether you are a “never-Trumper” or voted for him, the prevalent resistance movement is producing vitriolic discourse and has now become beyond the pale and could easily result in a dangerous outcome. It may not be a real actor as one comedian joked but a “bad actor” carrying …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

President inherited a global 'mess,' so now what?

Is Trump going to be responsible for leading us into another war as some have suggested? There are indeed a number of hot spots around the Globe including China, North Korea, and the Middle East.

THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Wars and rumors of wars

Is Trump going to be responsible for leading us into another war as some have suggested? There are indeed a number of hot spots around the Globe including China, North Korea, and the Middle East.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Wars and rumors of wars

Is Trump going to be responsible for leading us into another war as some have suggested? There are indeed a number of hot spots around the Globe including China, North Korea, and the Middle East.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Did you know U.S. has long history of election tampering?

All the Democrats including Hillary and Obama, are outraged that Trump won the election and blame it all on the Russians for interfering. But did you know that Dov Levin, of Carnegie Mellon University, has recorded 81 times that the U.S. has influenced elections in other countries. He emphasizes that …

THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Did you know U.S. has long history of election tampering?

All the Democrats including Hillary and Obama, are outraged that Trump won the election and blame it all on the Russians for interfering. But did you know that Dov Levin, of Carnegie Mellon University, has recorded 81 times that the U.S. has influenced elections in other countries. He emphasizes that …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Did you know U.S. has long history of election tampering?

All the Democrats including Hillary and Obama, are outraged that Trump won the election and blame it all on the Russians for interfering. But did you know that Dov Levin, of Carnegie Mellon University, has recorded 81 times that the U.S. has influenced elections in other countries. He emphasizes that …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Who's interefering in whose elections?

All the Democrats, including Hillary and Obama, are outraged that Trump won the election and they blame it all on the Russians for interfering. But did you know that Dov Levin, of Carnegie Mellon University, has recorded 81 times that the U.S. has influenced elections in other countries? He emphasizes …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Who's interefering in whose elections?

All the Democrats, including Hillary and Obama, are outraged that Trump won the election and they blame it all on the Russians for interfering. But did you know that Dov Levin, of Carnegie Mellon University, has recorded 81 times that the U.S. has influenced elections in other countries? He emphasizes …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Can we take a closer look at FDR? How about taxes?

I read with great interest Pat Williams’ recent guest opinion piece in the Daily Inter Lake. I was particularly interested in his recollection of a number of historical facts. My recollection of some of those historical facts differ somewhat from that of Mr. Williams.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Can we take a closer look at FDR? How about taxes?

I read with great interest Pat Williams’ recent guest opinion piece in the Daily Inter Lake. I was particularly interested in his recollection of a number of historical facts. My recollection of some of those historical facts differ somewhat from that of Mr. Williams.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Religious persecution in Middle East

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

OPINION: So who's telling the truth about the Obama economy?

President Obama must have growing concerns that Trump might actually win the race for the White House. One recent headline reads: “Obama stages Republican voter intervention.”

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Taxes and truth, another look at some claims

I read with great interest Tom Shaughnessy’s response to my original letter in the Daily Inter Lake titled “Other People’s Money.” Let’s look at a few of the points of disagreement we seem to have, which he enumerated in his response titled “Republicans Have No Problem Stealing Other People’s Money.”

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

If you had it to do over again...

The question posed by Fox News’ Megyn Kelly in her interview with Jeb Bush resulted in a flurry of discussion and criticism by the mainstream media. She asked if he would have authorized the invasion of Iraq in 2003 “knowing what we know now.”

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Our go-it-alone president...

President Obama has been able to achieve what one of the first progressive presidents, Woodrow Wilson, only hoped to accomplish.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Obama is no Robin Hood - or even Bill Clinton

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

GOP to blame for everything? It ain't necessarily so!

I read, with great interest the very scholarly but very lengthy article written by Todd Cardin, which was published in the Dec. 28 edition of the Daily Inter Lake.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Playing fast and loose with facts?

Democrats seem to have the perception that if you say something often enough and with enough zeal it will become fact. This is the tactic that President Obama has successfully employed throughout his administration. Remember “if you like your doctor and insurance plan, you can keep them”?

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Steve Daines or Amanda Curtis? Why it matters

I have had people ask me what I know about the newly appointed Montana State Democratic candidate, Amanda Curtis. At first, I had to be honest by answering that I knew very little (more accurately nothing) about her. However, with Nov. 4 just around the corner, I suddenly realized I …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Does it make a difference? You bet it does...

“With all due respect, the fact is, we had four dead Americans! Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night that decided they’d go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make?”

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Who needs the Constitution?

Anyone with a high school education should be able to explain what the Constitution of the United States discloses about the separation of powers and how each of the three branches of our government is limited in its authority.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

An Obamacare dissent - '...no man who knows what the law is today can guess what it will be tomorrow…'

Dear Sen. Baucus:

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Obamacare - three years later

If only Congress could write legislation with as much needed pithiness, clarity and forethought as our founders did in writing the Constitution. It is the oldest and shortest written constitution of any major country in the world, contains only 4,400 words, and only took 100 days to write. All the …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Raining scandals in D.C.

It is starting to feel like every week there is a new scandal from the White House. Even the old scandals surface again with more life than ever. When will this all end for the Obama administration and why have we seen the recent escalation? They seem to have begun …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Bullets and rumors

Remember when President Obama said, “We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Eek! A fiscal crisis! Quick, lay off the firefighters!

For some time I have speculated on how long it would be before the Obama administration would resort to strategies that are more nefarious in their attempt to scare the public into blaming the Republicans for any negative results of the sequester.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Where do we go from here? A look at Obama agenda

Little by little, President Obama is revealing his agenda for the United States of America and we might not like the outcome. Let’s first explore some of his most recent stealth revelations presented in his second inaugural speech.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Benghazi: A look at what's wrong with the story

Several months before the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, the BBC reported that the International Red Cross withdrew from the country. The headline read, “Libya: Red Cross Pulls out of Benghazi Fearing Attack.”

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

President's plan panned - Do the numbers add up in emergency budget proposal?

President Obama is continuing his campaign rhetoric, repeating that we need a balanced approach to our country’s fiscal demise.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Chance for greatness? - An appeal to the president to deal with the economic crisis

Dear President Obama:

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

The rights of conscience

On March 1, a Senate vote defeated the amendment entitled “Respect for Rights of Conscience Act,” which would have overturned the HHS requirement requiring that employers provide insurance which many feel is a violation of their rights of conscience. Opponents to this requirement feel it is an egregious violation of …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO