Letters to the editor Nov. 4

Promises

A major problem of the two party political system is the difficulty of fixing blame. The House blames the Senate and the Senate blames the governor and the governor blames the Legislature. Not a problem in Montana. You don’t even need to listen to political ads to find the truth because for more than eight years the Republican party has controlled all state offices including a veto free majority in both state legislative bodies.

 Four years ago, Republicans were promising the same things they promised four years earlier and despite all their bragging at the end of the last session they have yet to fulfill any of those promises. We still have the highest teen suicide rate in the nation and a mental health system in tatters. Teacher’s salaries rank 51st in the nation.  Ten years ago we had some of the cheapest power in the country and today only the upcoming election stopped the power commission from hitting us with the second big power hike in less than a year. Property taxes are soaring, and the Governor is buying another mansion.