It was brought to our attention that Montana Headlines was linked to on the John McCain website (see below.) This is an honor, since MH quite a while ago came to the conclusion that John McCain was the logical nominee out of the choices available this year. (To anyone who didn't read our initial shot across the bow last December advocating a McCain nomination, don't click on the link expecting it to be a fluff piece made up of gushing talking points.)
But we would like to make some comments spurred by browsing around the blogging page at JohnMcCain.com -- we note that it includes links to some liberal blogs like the Daily Kos. Visiting the Obama website and browsing around a little, there doesn't seem to be an equivalent open-mindedness towards conservative websites on the part of the Obama campaign.
But then, that a part of what this campaign will demonstrate. For those who are concerned about the increasing divisiveness of politics in America, there is a clear choice this year.
On the one hand, we have in John McCain a Republican with a real record of reaching across party lines (even if MH wouldn't always agree with some of those bipartisan efforts.) Sometimes this has meant that Sen. McCain has earned the criticism of fellow Republicans, including MH.
On the other hand we have in Sen. Obama a Democrat who talks a good "transcending partisanship" game, but who is a conventional, down-the-line liberal without any record of transgressing even the most minor liberal dogmas.
He is, at present, trying to act like he is moving to the middle, but his past record and words militate against it being genuine. Where is Sen. Obama's record of liberals being unhappy with his votes because he reached across the aisle? It just isn't there.
Sen. Obama wants us all to get along and feel good -- but the terms of getting along seem to be that we who are a part of the center-right majority of Americans will need to strum guitars and learn the words to the old leftist songs. That's not the kind of bipartisanship that arouses much interest around here.
As Dick Morris pointed out in a sobering recent column, Obama will have no choice but to govern from the far left if he is elected President. Morris's arguments are compelling.
The far left is just not where America is -- and certainly not where we should want it to go. It's certainly not where Montana is.
Just one more reason that gives urgency to the importance of electing Sen. McCain this fall.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Montana Headlines is now a blog by the Billings Gazette
Don't believe MH that we are part of the Billings Gazette now? Well, just check out JohnMcCain.com, go to the conservative section of the "suggested blogs," and click on Montana Headlines. It's right there in black and white -- or rather blue and white: "A political blog by the Billings Gazette."
(We were gratified to see that are joined by Western Word, one of our favorite blogs, at the McCain site.)
We've notified the McCain campaign in the interest of accuracy, but for the moment, we'll enjoy being a part of the Billings Gazette family -- easily the most conservative and Republican-friendly part of it, we would imagine. The mixup is understandable, since commenting on the Billings Gazette is listed in our sub-heading part of our mission statement -- even if increasingly neglected in favor of broader commentary and reporting on Montana politics.
(We were gratified to see that are joined by Western Word, one of our favorite blogs, at the McCain site.)
We've notified the McCain campaign in the interest of accuracy, but for the moment, we'll enjoy being a part of the Billings Gazette family -- easily the most conservative and Republican-friendly part of it, we would imagine. The mixup is understandable, since commenting on the Billings Gazette is listed in our sub-heading part of our mission statement -- even if increasingly neglected in favor of broader commentary and reporting on Montana politics.
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