Did YOU vote for this?

by Bill Jones, Stevensville

We all had better think about a couple of the political moves made just this week. The citizens have had their right to a fair election sidestepped, unabashedly in a manner that undeniably demonstrates nothing less than disdain for fair treatment of the voters.        

With near split-second precision, clock management techniques a football coach would envy, all hopes for a bona fide Republican primary election in June were dashed. Has selfish abuse of the candidate filing period close ever stabbed the Montana Republican faithful more than this? The supporters of billionaire Senator Daines surely must understand that his withdrawal of candidacy a few seconds before 5:00 pm Wednesday and the very interesting associated musical chairs events of a gaggle of other good ol’ boys (in essentially the same time period!) was as obviously a coordinated scheme as there ever was. 

Perhaps a handful of the economically stressing straight down-ballot R voters of every election/every cycle will get that stab wound looked at and realize now that enough’s enough. If you’re close, kick around a dozen or so of the On Day One promises nearly all Republican officeholders have been parroting for over a year. You know, like the prices of everything, gasoline to two bucks, jobs, inflation, peace/no wars…  If you’re not feeling like a sap under the thumb of the Billionaire Cabal by now, you need some professional help!