When I first came to this site, I thought it was a hunting site. I have since come to realize that it's a Montana site first, and a Western site, secondly. As TLC pointed out, the country and our problems aren't just what's wrong or right in Montana and the West. The Republican views against Federal handouts, and massive spending bills, certainly seem to be more in line with the interests of the majority of Americans. Use of public lands as income and oil producing assets seem totally proper as a means of weaning us off of foreign oil and providing for our independence. I do feel that the religious right has taken too much control of the GOP, since I believe that abortion is a woman's right, and that religion shouldn't be a factor in determining laws and policies. I can easily agree more with the GOP than the Democrats, though; since I believe we need less Federal Government, fewer social programs, and drastic reductions in spending. I will state that it's unfortunate that third party politics can't function effectively in our nation, and that individual State's Rights have been curtailed under the hobnailed boots of the Federal Tyranny. As I see it, the powers that pull Obama's strings, coupled with the capitulation of the Democratic party to the extremists such as George Soros and Bill Ayer, will effectively destroy our country, and the Rino's in both Houses seem intent on helping them in this endeavor.
