Brian Schweitzer “Don’t ask Don’t tell” policy

“Schweitzer remained thin on detailed promises for a second term, saying his administration would “continue” to invest in the same priorities established during the first four years.”

Of course, Brian Schweitzer doesn’t want to tell you his future plans.  Let’s just take a look at what he actually accomplished during the past 4 yrs.  Case in point was the 2007 session, which was totally controlled by Brian Schweitzer.

All of the agencies listed below are directly control by “Commandant” Schweitzer:

Department of Administration- 21 Bills

Department of Commerce-  10 Bills

Department of Corrections- 5 Bills

Department of Environmental Quality- 24 Bills

Fish Wildlife and Parks- 11 bills

Department of Labor and Industry- 13 bills

Department of Livestock- 1 bill

Department of Military affairs- 13 bills

Department of Natural Resource and Conservation- 14 Bills

Department of Public Health and Human Resources- 25 Bills

Department of Revenue (everyone’s Favorite)- 23 Bills

Department of Transportation- 9 Bills

Governors Office- 2 Bills

Office of Budget Programming and Planning- 3 Bills

Now that we know how many… I’m going to pick it apart and just look at the Department of Revenue:

LC0503: Restrict abusive tax avoidance transactions – Lets hire 100 new Tax Auditors

LC0505: Provide tax withholding for nonresident sales of Montana real estate – Increase taxes and get the dirty buggers even though no other state does this.

HB0074: Tax withholding for nonresident mineral, oil, and gas royalty payments – Lets encourage oil and gas companies to develop in Montana – Tax increase $18 million

SB0120: Revise tax treatment of income and dividends of real estate investment trusts – Lets go after those greedy investors and land developers including Plum Creek even though they provide over 13,000 jobs for Montanans – Tax increase $33 million

HB0100: Improve management of DOR collection responsibilities – Lets have better ways to beat up the taxpayer – Tax increase $6 Million

SB0138: Tax increase $9 Million

SB0099:Five year statute of limitations for corporation license tax – Tax increase $6 million

HB0147: Revise and clarify application of bed tax and sales and use tax – Tax $2.4 million

So does Brian Schweitzer really need to tell us what he wants to accomplish during his next 4 years in office? Just look at the 2007 Session if you need to see for yourself.

Brian Schweitzer just being a blow hard again!!!!

Can you believe this -the Governor told the university system that he wouldn’t raise tuition for the 2008 – 2009 budget year.  Even though Brian Schweitzer has no control over the university system, he gave them a guarantee so that he can run for re-election on the issue of not raising tuition.

“Schweitzer administration officials said they have worked closely with the Board of Regents during the past few months to ensure that the $50 million proposal can freeze tuition and still meet the costs of the University System. The board oversees the system.”

Schweitzer is the one that appointed the board of regents -is he really able to get them to change their policy, or is he just a yellow belly politician that is cowtowing to the liberal left?

The news (according to the governor) is that the he can’t tell the university to comply with state law when it comes to guns and upholding the U.S. Constitution.  Oh, I get it…when it comes to an issue that he needs to claim to get re-elected he can tell the university what to do.  But when it comes to up-holding  the laws of the state of Montana and the U.S. Constitution he doesn’t have the power to tell them what to do.  Guess what Brian, the voters of Montana aren’t that stupid!

Wikigate part II by Brian Schweitzer!!!!

It appears that people in the Wiki community just don’t want any bad press for Governor Brian Schweitzer.

It appears for the second week running the Wiki community removed the section entitled “controversy”.  I thought  Wiki was suppose to allow both sides of the story?

Maybe the issue is that Brian Schweitzer and his minions can’t justify his comments regarding voter fraud and his testimony allowing the federal government to take control of Montana’s water.

Who are these people and does Wiki need to clean up its act?

Huey Long of Montana????

I was just reading a blog about Brian Schweitzer and she said “he was funny, articulate, and very liberal. He was like a western Huey Long.”

Wow that’s cool, it seems that even people in the south see him as a control freak.

Nice picture.

But here’s the real question, if he is he Huey Long of the west, then does it lend credibility to his statements regarding voter fraud on the reservations?  The following article in the Billings Gazette might lend credibility to those statements.  I think we need to look at those over 500 active state-tribal agreements that the governor has established with the tribes.

Didn’t Brian Schweitzer say that Montana would vote for Obama??

In a Washington Times article it was noted “In Montana, we like our guns. We like big guns. We like little guns. We like shotguns. We like pistols. Most of us own two or three guns. Gun control is hitting what you shoot at,” the state’s Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer told the New York Times in April. When asked why he thought the Democratic nominee would not win his state, he replied, “guns.”

This put the voters in Montana in an interesting situation.  Should Montanans believe Brian Schweitzer who has already admitted that he lies (tells stories), and not believe what he is quoted as saying in the article by the Washington Times?  Or, should we believe the article by the Great Falls Tribune, where Schweitzer said, “He (Obama) ain’t going to take your gun away. He ain’t ever going to take your gun away.”

If we can’t trust Schweitzer in the small issues then how can  the voters believe him on any issue — even his debates should be verified for the “truth factor.”

Brian Schweitzer Calls MSU Students “MEAN”

Why would the Governor of Montana call young innocent college students “mean people?”  It appears that Brian doesn’t like people to disagree with him, and when they do, he has to lecture them about being mean people.  Well Gov…. I’m sure that your momma told you not to call people names, didn’t she?  If she didn’t she should have.

Hey Gov. it’s okay for people to disagree with you, but I sure hope you don’t retaliate with cutting funds for those students at Montana State.  It is a good University despite some of their liberal professors like Wilmer and others.

Brian, just in case you forgot, the University is a place for Ideas and debate, not total control like you seem to need in order to feel good.

I sure hope you like the video of the good Governor of Montana.

Wikigate by Governor Brian Schweitzer!!!!

Thanks Governor for continuing to put Montana on the map.  Not only do we have voter fraud we now have Wikigate.  Sarah Elliott the Governors Press Secretary said ” it’s her job to make sure that the public has accurate information about the governor”.  I think its time to review the Wiki and see how accurate it really is.  Stay tuned to Truthgate that will be coming soon.

Now lets see if those comments left on the Wiki Page were political. The following were the Wikigate comments left by the Wiki poster.

“On July 14th, 2008, while speaking to the American Trial Lawyers Association convention in Philadelphia, Schweitzer stated”

“The story was first broken by www.mtpundit.com, a Montana blog, when they posted a transcript of the speech.The blogging community was in the forefront of getting the story out there as it took several days for the Main stream media to pick up on it.”

If Ms. Elliott thinks that this comment was controversial then nobody had better even mention the Governor.

Thank you Ms. Elliott for suppressing the truth.

Who is paying the Governor to Travel????

As the governor is jet-setting around the state and around the nation, who is paying for his travel?  For instance, who paid for the governor to go the Kentucky Derby in May 2007, a critical time in the state when the legislature and gov were battling over a 23% increase in state spending ?  Kudos to  Secretary of State Johnson for putting his calendar on-line…why hasn’t the gov posted his calendar? Does he have something to hide?  Let’s take a look at the governors travel vouchers…he submits all his meals…even when he goes to Butte..so  I doubt the governor himself paid for the trip to the Derby…he doesn’t even pay for his own breakfast when he goes to Butte…

Notice the number of months that the governor refused to release travel vouchers:

2005:     January, March , December  (Legislature was in session January and march)

2006:    January, March, July, September

2007:   May, July, August, September, October, November, December (Special Budget Session May)

2008:   January, February, March, April, May, June, July, and August

Notice the legislature was in session several of the months that the governor’s office refused to provide travel vouchers..coincidence?  I doubt it…more likely he was out of town with the rich Hollywood  liberal elite or maybe he was interviewing for the Bill Maher (Real Time) show instead of in the trenches working for the people of Montana…and he doesn’t want proof out there so he refuses to submit those vouchers!

Even looking at his Campaign Expenses since 2006 the Governor has only spent a little over $4,000 on travel for the last 3 years, I sure want his travel planner they get great prices!!!  Or should we look at what the state paid, for your convenience I’ve created a Spread Sheet that is matched to his voucher reimbursements, but only for the months that were disclosed from the Governors office.

Campaign Finances online?

Thanks to Dennis Unsworth and others, Montana is moving into the 21st century. They finally have the Candidates C-5 campaign contribution and expenditure reports on line.

There is only one problem– You can hardly read Governor Schweitzers Report!!!!  Why is that?  Is there something that he doesn’t want people to see?  Or, is the Governor just being himself – Difficult!!  This issue even popped up in an earlier report and Political Practices asked him not to print his report with a BLACK background because is made it too difficult to read.  Well, guess what – the black background is still there and it takes about 30 minutes to download his latest report because its 161 meg, thanks Gov.

On the other hand I want to thank the rest of the candidates that have given legable reports. Now lets call the Governor and ask him to send in legable reports.

Brian Schweitzer’s campaign changes Wikipedia from the State Capitol

Whats up with that… Governor Schweitzer is taking down damning information on Wikipedia?  Even though the information that was placed in the Wiki was a speech that Schweitzer gave to the Trial Lawyers association.  It is the same thing that the media covered in 2006 and the same type of shenanigans that the hardcore left bloggers complained about in former Senator Burns race against Tester?

The issue is clear, do readers have the right to see both sides of a politician or should the poliwikites have the ability to distort the politician by only showing one side…the positive side?  There should be outrage on both sides.

The interesting issue on this point is that the poliwikites are from the Governors own camp and better yet they are using state resources to boot.  You can also look at the Wiki site history to find the IP address that starts with 161.

This is a typical pattern with this current Governor of Montana, does anyone remember Walt Schweitzer? Or how about this article from the Missoula Independent on Walt Schweitzer.  Hit the link and check it out for yourself.