When You Catch A Politician Doing Something Right, Say Thank You
One of our mentors once said that when you catch kids, coworkers or employees, or even politicians doing something right, you needed to stop right then, commend and encourage them, and even in the case of politicians – thank them.
Kudos to the TRCP for sending out reminders recently about politicians who stood up for public lands and did the right thing; both gentlemen happen to hail from Montana.
Bully for Bullock
Back on May 4th, Montana’s Gov. Bullock vetoed HB 496 that would have commissioned and funded a study of options to sell and dispose of federal public lands in Montana. More details regarding the Gov.’s veto and commentary as well as a lively discussion in the Missoulian here.
Send the Governor a thank you here.
Zinke Stands for Public Lands
On 30 April, Montana US House Rep. Zinke voted against a budget resolution supporting the outright sale of American’s Federal public lands. Numerous sources have noted he cited that “Montana is not for sale” and “Our public lands support local economies and provide generations of Montanans with world-class opportunities”.
Zinke’s vote, while rightly praised by many as simply doing the right thing was also castigated by rancorous partisans who, in this case, can’t see the forest for the trees; for a fine shameful example of such see this in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
Send Rep. Zinke a thank you here.
