Author: Philip Faccenda

Is Jon Tester a real Montanan?

To answer the question, let’s first agree that a real Montanan is one who cares about Montana and fights for Montana. So, is Jon Tester a real Montanan?

Case in point – an article in the Washington Times by Valerie Richardson points out that Jon Tester abandoned the people of Montana:

“Senate Republicans were buoyant when two democrats joined with them in passing a pro-Keystone XL amendment as part of the overnight marathon budget debate, but GOP elation was short-lived.

After voting for the measure to support the pipeline, Sens. Joe Manchin and Jon Tester voted against it, joining the rest of the democratic caucus early Friday in passing an amendment by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer to strip the Keystone XL language from the budget resolution.

What frustrated supporters is that a vote from either Mr. Manchin or Mr. Tester would have saved the Keystone amendment, sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines, Montana Republican, aimed at boosting legislation to authorize the pipeline after President Biden killed it on his first day in office.“

Additionally, two other amendments, taking out the proposal that would have prevented checks going to illegal aliens and support for fracking, were killed thanks in large part to Tester:

“Mr. Manchin and Mr. Tester voted in favor of both those amendments as well as the Keystone XL measure, but all three amendments were wiped out by Mr. Schumer’s proposal, which passed 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris representing the tie-breaker.“

I will concede that Senator Manchin doesn’t give a tinker’s damn about Montana, but Tester should. That’s if he is a real Montanan.

Why should this be important to all Montanans? Because the 258 mile portion of the Keystone XL pipeline that would have run through north-east Montana would have generated $63M in tax revenue annually for Montana. That revenue would have gone to schools, healthcare, public safety, and other valuable state programs.

At the time, Tester spokesperson Sarah Feldman said the Montana Democrat, “has and continues to support the Keystone pipeline, and any statement to the contrary is incorrect”. That’s total BS. When it came time to stand up for Montana, or choose to support Senator Schumer and party, Tester’s choice was Schumer, who probably doesn’t even know where Montana is.

So goodbye $63M in annual tax revenue, and many good-paying jobs for real Montanans.

You’ve probably seen the bench advertising signs supposedly giving you permission to vote Democrat this time, but do you really need Ruth Johnson’s approval?

Every voter has the right to vote their informed, or uniformed, decision even if it goes against common sense. The issues are clear, and national as well as state elections reflect very similar party positions on important issues that affect you.

If you want higher taxes with your hard-earned dollars to go to illegal migrants, or if you don’t care about the increase in violent crime that is sometimes tied to these law-breaking foreign nationals, you can vote for those candidates who voted for, or have a strong likelihood, to vote for allowing the failed, and illegal immigration policies to continue, and those candidates are overwhelmingly democrats. Why, even our former mayor signed on to a letter encouraging the federal government to relocate Syrian refugees (illegal migrants) to Great Falls.

If you believe that it is right to allow men to compete in women’s sports and that they should be allowed to share a locker room with girls, then you probably will want to vote Democrat this time.

If you believe, as Senator Tester does, that recent newcomers to Montana who have created many new jobs for Montanans are bad for Montana, then you should probably vote Democrat. It’s kind of ironic that we want new businesses in Montana, but not those created by entrepreneurs who are not native-born Montanans. How many generations does it take to be a real Montanan?

If you believe that killing the pre-born is somehow your right to choose, then you should probably vote Democrat in local, state, and national elections.

Keep in mind that some decisions you make have real life, or death, consequences.