Many Republican and all Democratic senators are being kept in the dark while a cabal of old white men develop a top secret “health care plan.” But Senator Daines brags that he’s being consulted. This is not a compliment. If he is privy to what the cabal is up to it’s because they know he will not break ranks. He can be counted on to march in lock step with whatever the group comes up with. The fact that a bill of this magnitude is being developed behind closed doors with no input from most Republicans and none from Democrats, to be followed by a full vote with little time for discussion or debate, tells me that this is a bill, like the one the House passed, that won’t be good for most Montanans. But, to his credit, Daines is a loyal guy. Loyal to his party. But not to the people of Montana. I’d love for Daines to prove me wrong.
Pat Tucker
Hamilton